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BNC: 14058 COCA: 11283

tinker

noun
/ˈtɪŋkə(r)/
/ˈtɪŋkər/
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  1. (in the past) a person who travelled from place to place, selling or repairing things（旧时走街串巷的）小炉匠，补锅匠，白铁匠
    Word OriginMiddle English (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as a surname): of unknown origin.

tinker

verb
/ˈtɪŋkə(r)/
/ˈtɪŋkər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tinker
/ˈtɪŋkə(r)/
/ˈtɪŋkər/
he / she / it tinkers
/ˈtɪŋkəz/
/ˈtɪŋkərz/
past simple tinkered
/ˈtɪŋkəd/
/ˈtɪŋkərd/
past participle tinkered
/ˈtɪŋkəd/
/ˈtɪŋkərd/
-ing form tinkering
/ˈtɪŋkərɪŋ/
/ˈtɪŋkərɪŋ/
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  1. tinker (with something) to make small changes to something in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful（尤指不起作用地）小修补，小修理
    • He’s in the garage tinkering with his bike.他在车库里摆弄他的自行车。
    • The password will prevent others from tinkering with your data.密码将防止他人篡改您的数据。
    • The government is merely tinkering at the edges of a much wider problem.政府只是在一个更广泛的问题上修修补补。
    Word OriginMiddle English (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as a surname): of unknown origin.
BNC: 14058 COCA: 11283
BNC: 14058 COCA: 11283
BNC: 14058 COCA: 11283
tinker
To repair something: darn, do up, fix...
Jobs in the past: alderman, alderwoman, apothecary...
People who live in a particular way: a rolling stone, beatnik, bohemian...
Informal and humorous words used to refer to children: brat, brood, crybaby...

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