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tamper with sth
常指恶意干预或破坏。
Someone tampered with the lock.
有人撬过锁。
擅自改动；暗地篡改；破坏
tampering — present participle of tamper
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擅自改动；暗地篡改；破坏
to make unauthorized or improper changes to something, often secretly or to damage it
Someone tampered with the lock.
有人撬过锁。
擅自或不当改动,有时蓄意破坏；插手(某事)。
To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
(常以非法或诡秘的方式)试图影响他人；试图与(某人)打交道。
To try to influence someone, usually in an illegal or devious way; to try to deal (with someone).
篡改,篡改
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
干涉,干预
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
tamper
Base
原形
tampers
3rd person
第三人称单数
tampering
-ing
现在分词
tampered
Past
过去式
tampered
Past participle
过去分词
He tampers with the evidence.
他篡改证据。
Someone tampered with the lock.
有人撬锁了。
The documents have been tampered with.
文件被篡改了。
规则动词，常与介词with连用表示篡改或干预。
Someone tampered with the lock on the front door.
有人擅自改动了大门的门锁。
AI contextual example
Don't tamper with the evidence at the crime scene.
不要篡改犯罪现场的证物。
AI contextual example
The technician noticed that someone had tampered with the machine's settings.
技术员注意到有人擅自更改了机器的设置。
AI contextual example
Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
有人擅自改动了我桌上的文件。
WordNet
常指恶意干预或破坏。
Someone tampered with the lock.
有人撬过锁。
较少用，指贿赂或施加不正当影响。
He tried to tamper with the witness.
他试图贿赂证人。
及物用法，常指篡改文件或数据。
They tampered the evidence.
他们篡改了证据。
Not this
He tampered the lock.
Use this
He tampered with the lock.
tamper是不及物动词，必须搭配介词with才能接宾语。
Not this
Tamper with the machine is forbidden.
Use this
Tampering with the machine is forbidden.
动词原形不能直接作主语，需用动名词形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
篡改证据
He was accused of tampering with evidence at the crime scene.
他被指控在犯罪现场篡改证据。
收买证人
The gang tried to tamper with a witness before the trial.
该团伙试图在审判前收买证人。
破坏刹车装置
Someone had tampered with the brakes on her car.
有人动过她汽车上的刹车装置。
篡改选票
Officials were dismissed for tampering with the ballot in the election.
多名官员因在选举中篡改选票而被免职。
弄坏锁
The door was locked, but the lock had been tampered with.
门是锁着的，但锁被人动过手脚。
篡改记录
He tampered with the financial records to hide the losses.
他篡改财务记录以掩盖亏损。
歪曲事实；篡改真相
The report clearly tampered with the truth to hide the company's losses.
这份报告明显歪曲了事实，以掩盖公司的亏损。
干预自然；擅自改变自然规律
Many believe that cloning is tampering with nature.
许多人认为克隆是在干预自然。
篡改证据；破坏证据
The policeman was arrested for tampering with evidence.
那名警察因篡改证据而被捕。
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记法：tamper 听起来像‘摊破’——把原样摊开弄破，就是擅自改动、暗地篡改。
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式警告与安全标识、新闻报道、设备或数据使用说明 tamper 作动词时常与 with 搭配，表示擅自改动、暗地篡改或破坏，属于中性用词。在正式警告、新闻报道和说明书中比较常见；日常口语中较少单独使用，更常说 mess with。若涉及法律场合（如收买证人），需结合宾语理解具体含义。
常见用法为 tamper with sth，意为'篡改、干预'。
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