| 单词 | tweak |
| 释义 | tweak (twiːk ) Word forms: tweaks , tweaking , tweaked 1. verb If you tweak something, especially part of someone's body, you hold it between your finger and thumb and twist it or pull it. He tweaked Guy's ear roughly. [VERB noun] 'A handsome offer', she replied, tweaking his cheek. [VERB noun] Synonyms: twist, pull, pinch, jerk 2. verb If you tweak something such as a system or a design, you improve it by making a slight change. [informal] He expects the system to get even better as the engineers tweak its performance. [VERB noun] Synonyms: adjust, improve, alter, adapt Tweak is also a noun. The camera has undergone only two minor tweaks since its introduction. Collocations: tweak a design This allowed them to tweak the design of their house, which has a pool, as it was built. Times, Sunday Times She said yes but wanted to tweak his designs. Houston Chronicle Honda's engineers tweaked the design and in late 2010 an updated version was launched. Times, Sunday Times I do think, though, it might be time to tweak the formula a little. The Sun Tweaking the formula and relaunching in a smart new grey livery seems to have successfully given it a more masculine - and therefore more commercial - appeal. Times, Sunday Times He doesn't just work from the book, but tweaks the formula in the pursuit of simplicity and lightness. Times, Sunday Times Other scriptwriters, artists, and publishers tweaked the formula from time to time for a bit of variety. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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