tinkered

基本解释

• n.修补匠；焊锅
• vi.做焊锅匠；笨拙地修补
• vt.修补；调整；改进

同根派生

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• Sure enough, he saw the tinker walking toward him.
  果然，他看到小炉匠向他走过来。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

• He likes tinkering with computers.
  他喜爱乱改进计算机。
• He's been tinkering with that engine for hours, but it still won't go.
  他花了几个小时摆弄那个引擎,想修好它,但它还是不转。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

• Other scientists tinker with Darwin by borrowing a page from the creationists'book.
  其他科学家借上帝创造宇宙论者们书中的片言只语来修补达尔文的理论。
• Arcane nullifiers recognize Common, but only an experienced tinker, shouting out the correct codes, may command them.
  虽然奥术消除者被认可为是公民，但只要是一名经验丰富的修补匠，高喊出正确的指令，就可以命令它们。