tinker

英 ['tɪŋkə] 美 ['tɪŋkɚ]
  • n. 补锅匠;修补匠;焊锅;(美)小鲭鱼
  • vi. 做焊锅匠;焊补;笨手笨脚地做事
  • vt. 修补;粗修
  • n. (Tinker)人名;(英)廷克

助记提示


1. perhaps tinkle => tink => tinker.
2. in allusion to the metallic sounds made by tinkers repairing pots.

双语例句


1. Don't tinker with the TV.
别瞎弄电视机.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He likes to tinker with radios.
他最爱鼓捣收音机.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Please don't tinker with my car engine.
请不要乱弄我的汽车发动机.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. It isn't profane any more to say tinker's dam.
说‘tinker'sdam’这样的话不应再被看作是一种‘亵渎’.

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5. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

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