单词	tinker
释义	tinker1 verbtinker2 noun tinkertin‧ker1 /ˈtɪŋkə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE tinker Simple Form Present I, you, we, they tinker he, she, it tinkers Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they tinkered Present perfect I, you, we, they have tinkered he, she, it has tinkered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had tinkered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will tinker Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have tinkered Continuous Form Present I am tinkering he, she, it is tinkering you, we, they are tinkering Past I, he, she, it was tinkering you, we, they were tinkering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been tinkering he, she, it has been tinkering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been tinkering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be tinkering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been tinkering Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS History is littered with examples of people tinkering, tampering and then tumbling. In the studio, there was time to reflect, to tinker. More complex designs presumably require tinkering with Visual Basic scripts. Mr Reaves himself likens his operation to tinkering on a Model A Ford with screwdrivers and a pair of pliers. The lad tinkered happily with a multi-pronged screwdriver that couldn't possibly work in real life. To redesign those three districts, the judges tinkered with the borders of 10 neighboring districts in August. To spice up some of their machines, parlor owners have been tinkering illegally with the odds. to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work bettertinker with Congress has been tinkering with the legislation.tinker around with something Dad was always tinkering around with engines. tinker1 verbtinker2 noun tinkertinker2 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINtinker2 Origin: 1200-1300 Perhaps from tink ( ➔ TINKLE2); from the sounds made by someone mending a metal pot Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Even the tinkers camped nearby were packing up their few belongings and preparing to leave. He suddenly remembered her carefully veiled amusement when he had mentioned the tinkers. The tinker plainly knew what she was about, because there was not one single piece of junk to be seen. We can not do without his cunning, or his tinker friends. word sets WORD SETS► Children baby, nounbaby boomer, nounbabyhood, nounbabyish, adjectiveboy, nounchildren's home, nouncustody, nounfamily, nounfirst generation, nounfoundling, noungame, nounguttersnipe, nounhyperactive, adjectivelegitimate, adjectivelegitimize, verbminor, nounminority, nounmite, nounmotherless, adjectivenurture, nounorphan, nounorphanage, nounpapoose, nounpreteen, adjectiveprogeny, nounpuppy fat, nounragamuffin, nounscamp, nounschool friend, nounsextuplet, nounspoiled, adjectivetinker, nountoddle, verbtoddler, nountoilet-training, nountot, nounupbringing, nounurchin, nounward, noun 1in the past, a tinker was someone who travelled from place to place selling things or repairing metal pots, pans etc2British English old-fashioned a disobedient or annoying young child
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