tinker
n. 补锅匠; 修理匠; 流浪者; 吉普赛人
v. 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.
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。
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.
Some people refer to any traveller or gipsy, especially one who is Irish, as a tinker .
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
1. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
2. work as a tinker or tinkerer
3. try to fix or mend;
not give a tinker's curse (或 cuss 或 damn)
(非正式)毫不在乎,漠不关心
The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.
认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠.
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.
He likes to tinker with radios.
他最爱鼓捣收音机.
Please don't tinker with my car engine.
请不要乱弄我的汽车发动机.
Don't tinker with my television.
别乱弄我的电视机.