tinker
英 [ˈtɪŋkə(r)]
美 [ˈtɪŋkər]
n. (旧时走街串巷的)小炉匠，补锅匠，白铁匠
v. (尤指不起作用地)小修补，小修理
现在分词：tinkering 复数：tinkers 过去式：tinkered 过去分词：tinkered 第三人称单数：tinkers
Collins.1 / BNC.14058 / COCA.11283
牛津词典
noun
- （旧时走街串巷的）小炉匠，补锅匠，白铁匠
(in the past) a person who travelled from place to place, selling or repairing things
verb
- （尤指不起作用地）小修补，小修理
to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful
柯林斯词典
- VERB 小修;小补;摆弄
If youtinker withsomething, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it.- Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem...
政府没有承认错误，只是敷衍了事地处理问题。 - They tinkered with the engine…
他们修了修发动机。 - It is not enough to tinker at the edges; our objective must be to reconstruct the entire system.
只在外缘做一些小修小补是不够的，我们的目标必须是重建整个系统。
- Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem...
- (旧时的)补锅匠，修理匠
In former times, atinkerwas a person who did not have a fixed home, but travelled from place to place mending metal pots and doing other small repair jobs. - (尤指爱尔兰裔的)流浪者，吉卜赛人
Some people refer to any traveller or gipsy, especially one who is Irish, as atinker.
英英释义
noun
- small mackerel found nearly worldwide
- formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
- a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
verb
- try to fix or mend
- Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right
- She always fiddles with her van on the weekend
- do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
- The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
- work as a tinker or tinkerer
双语例句
- So once we are sure the experiments are valid, we begin to tinker with the theory.
因此一旦我们确信实验是有效的，我们开始修补该理论。 - It is not enough to tinker at the edges; our objective must be to reconstruct the entire system.
只在外缘做一些小修小补是不够的，我们的目标必须是重建整个系统。 - It has already proved possible to tinker with this genetic inheritance, with startling results.
事实已经证明可能对这种基因遗传进行修补，并产生了令人吃惊的结果。 - This make of starter-motor has a good reputation but every so often you get one that just won't function properly however much you tinker with it.
这种启动马达声誉不错，但是人们不时也会遇到运转不正常的机器，无论你怎么调整都没用。 - I had a tinker at your radio, but I can't mend it.
我把你的收音机修了一下，但没修好。 - Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem
政府没有承认错误，只是敷衍了事地处理问题。 - He will keep the famous Swedish model, but Tinker a little at the edges.
他会维持著名的瑞典模式，只对其边缘部分略加修改。 - This is Tinker Bell!
这是小叮当！ - As you can see, there are many important variables to tinker with.
正如你看到的，有许多重要的变量可以修修补补。 - But maybe my brain will tinker some new features.
但也许我脑袋里也会更新一点新的特性。