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tinker

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tin·ker1 /ˈtɪŋkə $ -ər/ verb [intransitiveI]  
REPAIRto make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better 做小改动,做小修补;摆弄
tinker with
 Congress has been tinkering with the legislation.
国会一直在对这项立法做些小修小补。
tinker around with something
 Dad was always tinkering around with engines.
爸爸总是在摆弄发动机。
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Related topics: Occupations, Children
tinker2 noun [countableC]  
1. BOin the past, a tinker was someone who travelled from place to place selling things or repairing metal pots, pans etc 〔旧时走街串巷的〕小贩,补锅匠
2. British EnglishBrE old-fashionedSSC a disobedient or annoying young child 顽童,小淘气
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Origin tinker2
(1200-1300) Perhaps from tink ( → TINKLE2); from the sounds made by someone mending a metal pot
tin·ker1 verbtinker2 noun
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