tinker的中文翻譯是什麼意思
tinker
n. 補鍋匠; 修理匠; 流浪者; 吉普賽人
v. 小修; 小補; 擺弄
tinker的柯林斯釋義
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.
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 .
tinker的英文釋義
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
tinker的短語
not give a tinker's curse (或 cuss 或 damn)
(非正式)毫不在乎，漠不關心
tinker的場景例句
The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.
認知心理學者倒很像一個需要通曉鐘錶如何運轉的鐘表修理匠.
I had a tinker at your radio, but I can't mend it.
我把你的收音機修了一下, 但沒修好.
He likes to tinker with radios.
他最愛鼓搗收音機.
Please don't tinker with my car engine.
請不要亂弄我的汽車發動機.
Don't tinker with my television.
別亂弄我的電視機.