Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14058
tinker
喜欢修理或摆弄机器的人；业余修理爱好者
a person who enjoys fixing or experimenting with machines and mechanical devices; a tinkerer
- 1.
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
流动的白铁匠和金属家用器皿修理工。
- 2.
a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
喜欢修理和摆弄机器的人
- 3.
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
淘气的人,尤指顽皮的小孩。
- 4.
formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
补锅匠；流动金属匠
- 5.
Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
修理或试图修理机械装置的人,或发明此类装置的人；喜欢摆弄修理的人。
- 6.
small mackerel found nearly worldwide
小型鲭鱼
- 7.
Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.
各种鱼类:鲭鱼、银汉鱼、鳐鱼或约两岁的幼鲭鱼。
- 8.
A razor-billed auk, a bird of species (Alca torda).
刀嘴海雀,一种鸟(Alca torda)。
流动补锅匠；小炉匠；淘气鬼；顽皮的人；多种鱼类的俗称（如小鲭鱼、鲭鱼、鳐等）；刀嘴海雀；流动的白铁匠和金属家用器皿修理工。
In use
My neighbor is a tinker who turns old bicycles into electric ones.
The young tinker spent hours in the garage trying to make his drone fly faster.
Tinkers often keep boxes of spare parts for their experiments.
a tinker
tinker作名词指以补锅为生的人，也可泛指手工修补匠人。
He worked as a tinker in the village.
他在村里当补锅匠。
a tinker of [something]
后接修理的对象名词。
My grandfather was a tinker of antique clocks.
我祖父是个修理古董钟表的匠人。
Common mistakes
I am a tinker of old radios.
Connections
Collocations
- little tinker
- 小淘气；调皮鬼
- Come here, you little tinker! What have you done now?过来，你这个小淘气！你又干什么了？
- itinerant tinker
- 走街串巷的补锅匠
- In the 18th century, an itinerant tinker would stop at villages to repair pots and pans.在18世纪，走街串巷的补锅匠会在村子里停下来修理锅碗瓢盆。
- tinker mackerel
- 幼鲭鱼
- The fisherman used a tinker mackerel as bait.渔民用一条幼鲭鱼作诱饵。
Idioms & figurative uses
- not give a tinker's damn
- 毫不在乎，毫不在意I don't give a tinker's damn what they think.我才不在乎他们怎么想呢。
- not worth a tinker's damn
- 一文不值His promise isn't worth a tinker's damn.他的承诺一文不值。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tinker（音似 tink 叮当）→ 补锅匠敲打金属叮当作响，也指爱摆弄、修理机器的人。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常闲聊、谈论爱好或维修设备时 名词表示“喜欢修理或摆弄机器的人”时，语气较口语化，通常用于非正式对话或爱好讨论；正式文章中较少这样称呼人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 tinker /ˈtɪŋkɚ/ 押韵的词有 winker、stinker、thinker、blinker、pinker，它们的读音都以 /ɪŋkɚ/ 结尾。注意 tanker 虽然拼写相似，但读作 /ˈtæŋkɚ/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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