tinker

英 [ˈtɪŋkə(r)]

美 [ˈtɪŋkər]

n. (旧时走街串巷的)小炉匠，补锅匠，白铁匠
v. (尤指不起作用地)小修补，小修理

现在分词：tinkering　复数：tinkers　过去式：tinkered　过去分词：tinkered　第三人称单数：tinkers　

Collins.1 / BNC.14058 / COCA.11283

牛津词典

noun

（旧时走街串巷的）小炉匠，补锅匠，白铁匠
(in the past) a person who travelled from place to place, selling or repairing things

verb

（尤指不起作用地）小修补，小修理
to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful

VERB 小修;小补;摆弄
If youtinker withsomething, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it.
1. 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。
2. They tinkered with the engine…
  他们修了修发动机。
3. 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。
(旧时的)补锅匠，修理匠
In former times, atinkerwas a person who did not have a fixed home, but travelled from place to place mending metal pots and doing other small repair jobs.
(尤指爱尔兰裔的)流浪者，吉卜赛人
Some people refer to any traveller or gipsy, especially one who is Irish, as atinker.

noun

small mackerel found nearly worldwide
Synonym:chub mackerelScomber japonicus
formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
Synonym:tinkerer

verb

try to fix or mend
1. Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right
2. She always fiddles with her van on the weekend
Synonym:fiddle
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
1. The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
Synonym:puttermess aroundpottermonkeymonkey aroundmuck aboutmuck around
work as a tinker or tinkerer

I just want to have a tinker with my car.
我正想把我的汽车修一修。
He will keep the famous Swedish model, but Tinker a little at the edges.
他会维持著名的瑞典模式，只对其边缘部分略加修改。
So once we are sure the experiments are valid, we begin to tinker with the theory.
因此一旦我们确信实验是有效的，我们开始修补该理论。
But maybe my brain will tinker some new features.
但也许我脑袋里也会更新一点新的特性。
"it's here in this sack," the tinker replied.
“在这口袋子里。”小炉匠回答。
Give my husband an old motorbike to tinker with and he's as happy as the day is long.
给我丈夫一辆老式摩托车鼓捣，他会很高兴的。
As I always advise, now it is time to tinker.
正如我一直建议的，现在应该进行一些修补工作。
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。
Tinker's Cluster Rockets have a slightly increased range and AOE.
修补匠的集束火箭稍微加大了施法范围和AOE。
Please don't tinker with my car engine.
请不要乱弄我的汽车发动机。