tinker

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n. 补锅匠, 会做各种修补活计的人 vi. 做焊锅匠, 笨拙的修补 vt. 修补

发音

UK /ˈtɪŋkə(ɹ)/
US /ˈtɪŋkɚ/

词形变化

tinkerer tinkers 复数 tinkers tinkered tinkering tinkers 三单 tinkering 现在分词 tinkered 过去式 tinkered 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

补锅匠；修补匠；焊锅；（美）小鲭鱼

动词

做焊锅匠；焊补；笨手笨脚地做事

动词

修补；粗修

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.

    修补匠

    锔匠

  2. 2.

    A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.

    爱尔兰 过时 冒犯
  3. 3.

    A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

  4. 4.

    Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.

  5. 5.

    An act of repair or invention.

    非正式

    I'll have a tinker and see what I can do.

  6. 6.

    A hand mortar.

    废旧 政治 军事
  7. 7.

    Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.

  8. 8.

    A razor-billed auk, a bird of species (Alca torda).

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To work as a tinker.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

    修修补补

    及物/不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

chub mackerel tinkerer

上位词 5

gypsy mackerel gipsy itinerant experimenter
动词

同义词 8

monkey potter fiddle putter mess around monkey around muck about muck around

上位词 9

work doctor fix repair restore mend bushel furbish up touch on

下位词 1

puddle

相关短语

Tinker to Evers to Chance Tinker to Evans to Chance tinker tailor grass tinker up v. 修补,调整

词源

From Middle English tynkere, perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) + *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”).

来源：wiktionary