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tinker是什么意思？

tinker

英[ˈtɪŋkə(r)] 美[ˈtɪŋkɚ]

复数：tinkers;

第三人称单数：tinkers;

过去式：tinkered;

过去分词：tinkered;

现在分词：tinkering;

例句

同义词

词组

not give a tinker's curse (或 cuss 或 damn)
(informal)not care at all (非正式)毫不在乎，漠不关心

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VERB

小修;小补;摆弄

If you tinker with something, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it.
例句
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。
N-COUNT

(旧时的)补锅匠，修理匠

In former times, a tinker was a person who did not have a fixed home, but travelled from place to place mending metal pots and doing other small repair jobs.
N-COUNT

(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 a tinker .

英汉词典释义

英英词典释义

Noun
1. a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
2. an itinerant Gypsy
3. a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils)
4. small mackerel found nearly worldwide
Verb
1. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
2. work as a tinker or tinkerer
3. 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"