tamper

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vi. 干预, 拨弄, 贿赂, 损害, 篡改 vt. 篡改 n. 捣棒, 打夯机, 填塞者

发音

UK /ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/
其它

词形变化

tampers 复数 tampers tampered tamperest tampereth tampering tampers 三单 tampering 现在分词 tampered 过去式 tampered 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

填塞者;捣棒

动词

篡改;干预;损害;削弱;玩弄;贿赂

动词

篡改

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person or thing that tamps.

    A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.

  2. 2.

    A person or thing that tamps.

    A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.

    交通
  3. 3.

    A person or thing that tamps.

    An envelope of neutron-reflecting material in a nuclear weapon, used to delay the expansion of the reacting material and thus produce a longer-lasting and more energetic explosion.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).

    窜改

    篡改

    乱动

    干涉

    不及物

    tamper detection

    The alarm had been tampered with and didn’t go off when it should have.

    The election monitors found that a large number of ballots had been tampered with.

  2. 2.

    To try to influence someone, usually in an illegal or devious way; to try to deal (with someone).

    不及物

    Prosecutors argued that he would tamper with witnesses if bail was granted.

  3. 3.

    To meddle (with something) in order to corrupt or pervert it.

    过时
  4. 4.

    To involve oneself (in a plot, scheme, etc.).

    废旧

    1716, Joseph Addison, The Free-holder, No. 31, 6 April, 1716, London: D. Midwinter and J. Tonson, p. 180, […] he was beheaded upon the Defeat of the Conspiracy for having but thus far tampered in it.

  5. 5.

    To attempt to practise or administer something (especially medicine) without sufficient knowledge or qualifications.

    废旧
  6. 6.

    To discuss future contracts with a player, against league rules.

    加拿大 美国

词汇关系

词源

From tamp + -er.

来源:wiktionary