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tinker是什么意思？

tinker

英[?t??k?(r)] 美[?t??k?]

復數：tinkers;

第三人稱單數：tinkers;

過去式：tinkered;

過去分詞：tinkered;

現在分詞：tinkering;

例句

同義詞

詞組

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

柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義

VERB

小修;小補;擺弄

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... 政府沒有承認錯誤，只是敷衍了事地處理問題。 They tinkered with the engine… 他們修了修發動機。
N-COUNT

(舊時的)補鍋匠，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

(尤指愛爾蘭裔的)流浪者，吉卜賽人

Some people refer to any traveller or gipsy, especially one who is Irish, as a tinker .

英漢詞典釋義

英英詞典釋義

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"