| 释义 |
Verb: tinker tingku(r)- Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
- putter, mess around, potter, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around - Work as a tinker or tinkerer
- Try to fix or mend
"Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"
- fiddle
Noun: tinker tingku(r)- A person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
- tinkerer - Formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who travelled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
- Small mackerel found nearly worldwide
- chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus
Derived forms: tinkers, tinkering, tinkered See also: tinkerer Type of: bushel [US], do work, doctor, experimenter, fix, furbish up, gipsy, gypsy, itinerant, mackerel, mend, repair, restore, touch on, work Part of: genus Scomber, Scomber Encyclopedia: Tinker, Tailor Tinker Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy |