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tinker/ˈtiŋkə/ n. & v.●n. 1 an itinerant mender of kettles and pans etc. (到处游走的)补锅匠 2 Sc. & Ir. a gypsy [苏格兰和爱尔兰]吉卜赛人 3 Brit. colloq. a mischievous person or animal [英口]爱捣乱的人(或动物) 4 a spell of tinkering 马虎将就的修补 5 a rough-and-ready worker 什么事情都能马马虎虎干一手的人 ●v. 1 intr. (foll. by 后跟 at, with) work in an amateurish or desultory way, esp. to adjust or mend machinery etc. 笨手笨脚地做事(尤指修理机器等) 2a intr. work as a tinker 做补锅匠 b tr. repair (pots and pans) 修补，修理(锅碗瓢盆) □ tinkerer n.[Middle English: origin unknown] |