tinker with sth
He enjoys tinkering with electronics.
他喜欢修补电子产品。
当补锅匠;做流动修补匠;以补锅为业;当补锅匠。;胡乱摆弄某物以试图修理、修补或改进,尤指以实验性或不熟练的方式进行。;做焊锅匠;笨拙的修补
to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend, or improve it, often in an experimental or unskilled way
常指不熟练地摆弄或尝试修理。
以补锅为业;当补锅匠。
To work as a tinker.
胡乱摆弄某物以试图修理、修补或改进,尤指以实验性或不熟练的方式进行。
To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
一般现在时
He tinkers with old radios.
他摆弄旧收音机。
一般过去时
Yesterday, he tinkered with his car.
昨天他摆弄了他的汽车。
现在完成时
He has tinkered with the engine.
他摆弄过那台发动机。
(动词)修理,摆弄
Grandpa likes to tinker with old clocks in his spare time.
爷爷喜欢在闲暇时摆弄旧钟表。
用法提示:tinker with 表示以尝试修理或改进为目的而摆弄某物。
She tinkered with the computer for hours but could not fix the problem.
她鼓捣了几个小时的电脑,但没能解决问题。
用法提示:tinkered with 是 tinker 的过去式,表示动手尝试修理但未必成功。
He is tinkering with the engine, hoping to make it run more smoothly.
他正在鼓捣引擎,希望让它运转得更顺畅。
用法提示:is tinkering with 是现在进行时,表示正在尝试通过调试来改善某物。
He enjoys tinkering with electronics.
他喜欢修补电子产品。
She tinkered on the bicycle for an hour.
她在自行车上修补了一个小时。
强调持续不断地修补
They tinkered away at the code all night.
他们整晚都在修补代码。
grammar · medium
易错句子He tinkered on the radio.
正确表达He tinkered with the radio.
动词 tinker 后面应接介词 with,而不是 on。表示‘摆弄、修补某物’时固定搭配是 tinker with。
grammar · medium
易错句子I tinkered my bicycle.
正确表达I tinkered with my bicycle.
tinker 是不及物动词,不能直接跟宾语,需要加介词 with 才能接修补的对象。
tinkerer是名词,指人;tinker是动词,指(笨拙地)修补。
摆弄发动机
He spent the afternoon tinkering with the engine.
他花了一下午摆弄发动机。
随意调整设置
Don't tinker with the settings unless you know what you're doing.
除非你知道自己在做什么,否则不要随意调整设置。
摆弄电子设备
She likes to tinker around with old electronics.
她喜欢摆弄旧电子设备。
在车库里鼓捣
My dad tinkers in the garage every weekend.
我爸爸每个周末都在车库里鼓捣。
词根(拟声词)。相关词:tinkle(叮当作响)。
后缀。tinker 原义为“补锅匠”,后派生动词“修补、摆弄”。相关词:worker, teacher, reader。
常与tinker搭配,指被反复摆弄、试验或修理的小物件。
tinker的对象往往是某种机械或装置,强调动手调试。
进行tinkering时常用到各种工具,工具箱是典型场景。
原型机或样品常需要不断tinker来改进和优化。
指非正式的、试验性的改动或改进,与tinker的语义相近但非直接同义。
摆弄;小修
He spent the afternoon tinkering with his bicycle.
他花了一个下午摆弄他的自行车。
瞎鼓捣;东修修西弄弄
She likes to tinker around the house on weekends.
周末她喜欢在家里东修修西弄弄。
毫不在意
I don't give a tinker's damn about the rumors.
我对那些谣言毫不在意。
补锅匠,裁缝,士兵,水手,富人,穷人,乞丐,小偷。
He spent the afternoon tinkering with his bicycle.
他花了一下午摆弄他的自行车。
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