intransitive. To work at something immaterial in a clumsy or makeshift way; to use trial and error to make gradual adjustments, esp. by way of…
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释义 | the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > cause to be idle or inactive [verb (transitive)] > occupy oneself triflingly with (24) tinker1655 intransitive. To work at something immaterial in a clumsy or makeshift way; to use trial and error to make gradual adjustments, esp. by way of… saunter1672 To loiter over one's work, to dawdle. Also in indirect passive, transitive, and quasi-transitive with away. mess1853 intransitive. To pass time in a pleasantly desultory way, with no definite aim or serious intent; to behave in a playful or frivolous way; to… Subcategories:— waste (time) in trifling activity (16) — kill (time or a period) (5) |
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