Tinker



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 补锅工人, 笨拙的修补 vt. 修补
• ［类］ tinker : adjust / scribble : write ( 笨拙修补需要调整 / 潦草文章需要认真写)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English tinkere
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a usually itinerant mender of household utensils
  • b. an unskillful mender ; bungler
• 2. chiefly Irish gypsy

II. verb (tinkered; tinkering)

• Date: 1592
• intransitive verb
  • to work in the manner of a tinker; especially to repair, adjust, or work with something in an unskilled or experimental manner ; fiddle <always tinkering with his car>
• transitive verb
  • to repair, adjust, or experiment with
• ? tinkerer noun

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