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