tinker
UK ['tɪŋ.kər] US [-kɚ] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it 修补；改进；摆弄•He spends every weekend tinkering (about) with his car.他每个周末都在摆弄他的汽车。 •I wish the government would stop tinkering with the health service.我希望政府不要再在公共医疗卫生服务上折腾了。 Compare fiddle
UK ['tɪŋ.kər] US [-kɚ] noun
TRAVELLER 旅行者
countable
■especially in the past, a person who travelled from place to place, repairing pans or other metal containers （尤指过去游走四方的）补锅匠
UK ['tɪŋ.kər] US [-kɚ] noun
CHILD 孩子
countable UK old-fashioned informal
■a child who behaves badly 小淘气•[as form of address] You tinker, Nicky, you shouldn't have done that.尼基，你这个小淘气，你不该那么做。 •Don't be such a tinker.别这么淘气。
UK ['tɪŋ.kər] US [-kɚ] noun
CHANGES 改变
only singular UK
■when you make small changes to something （对…作的）修补，改进•I'll just have a tinker with the television and see if I can get it to work.我就摆弄一下电视，看能不能修好。
UK ['tɪŋ.kər] US [-kɚ] noun
not give a tinker's cuss UK and Australian English (US not give a tinker's damn) old-fashioned informal
■to not be interested in or worried about something or someone 毫不在乎•I couldn't give a tinker's damn about what they think.我根本不在乎他们怎么想。 |