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- (specially in former times) a person who travels from place to place mending pans, kettles, and other metal utensils as a way of making a living（尤指旧时流动的）补锅匠, 白铁匠。
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- Brit., chiefly derogatory a gypsy or other person living in an itinerant community〈英, 主贬〉吉卜赛人; 流浪者。
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- Brit. informal a mischievous or persistently naughty child〈英, 非正式〉小淘气。
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- an act of attempting to repair something修补。
no obj.
1- attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way, often to no useful effect马马虎虎（或徒劳无益）地修补（或修理）：
he spent hours tinkering with the car.
他花了几个小时摆弄车。
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- with obj. archaic attempt to mend (something) in such a way〈古〉（马虎地）修补, 修理。
短语
not give a tinker's curse（或cuss或damn）
- informal not care at all〈非正式〉毫不在乎, 漠不关心。
派生词
tinkerer
noun词源
Middle English （first recorded in Anglo-Latin as a surname）： of unknown origin.