do some tinkering
He spent the afternoon doing some tinkering on his old car.
他花了一个下午在他的旧车上做些小修小补。
试验性修补；临时改动
tinkerings — plural of tinkering
一种试验性的修补或改动。；铸补
tinkering
一种试验性的修补或改动。
An experimental fix or change.
After several tinkerings, the old radio finally picked up a clear signal.
经过几次试验性修理，这台旧收音机终于收到了清晰的信号。
用法提示：此处 tinkerings 为名词复数，指试验性的修理或调试。
His latest tinkering with the recipe made the soup too salty.
他对菜谱的最新一次试验性改动让汤太咸了。
用法提示：tinkering 作可数名词，表示一次试验性的改动。
The software update was just a small tinkering, not a complete redesign.
这次软件更新只是一次小规模的试验性调整，并非彻底重新设计。
用法提示：tinkering 作名词，强调非正式的试验性修补或调整。
He spent the afternoon doing some tinkering on his old car.
他花了一个下午在他的旧车上做些小修小补。
常带有业余、实验性的意味。
His tinkering with the software led to unexpected improvements.
他对软件的摆弄带来了意想不到的改进。
The machine just needed a bit of tinkering to work again.
这台机器只需要一点点小修小补就能再次运转。
grammar · medium
易错句子I enjoy tinker with gadgets.
正确表达I enjoy tinkering with gadgets.
enjoy 后应接动名词作宾语，不能用动词原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子He does a lot of tinkerings.
正确表达He does a lot of tinkering.
tinkering 作为抽象名词通常不可数，一般不使用复数形式。
tampering 指恶意或未经授权的改动，而 tinkering 是善意的调试或改进。
tweaking 通常指精细的技术调整，tinkering 更偏向业余的反复尝试。
repairing 指修复损坏的物品，tinkering 则强调非正式、探索性的调整，不一定是修理。
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