tinker

US [ˈtɪŋkər]
UK [ˈtɪŋkə(r)]
  • n.补锅匠
  • v.（尤指不起作用地）小修补
  • Web修补匠；地精修补匠；廷克
Plural Form：tinkers  Present Participle：tinkering  Past Tense：tinkered  

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tinker
n.
1.
（旧时走街串巷的）小炉匠，补锅匠，白铁匠(in the past) a person who travelled from place to place, selling or repairing things
v.
1.
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~ (with sth)
（尤指不起作用地）小修补，小修理to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful

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Definition:
AllAll,补锅匠补锅匠,小修补小修补,修补匠修补匠,地精修补匠地精修补匠,廷克廷克
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1.
But these pictures are not the work of a Surrealist - they are what happened when Google tried to tinker with its images of Earth.
但是他们不是超现实主义的艺术品，而是Google在试图修补地图上的地貌影像时产生的意外效果。
dàn shì tā men bú shì chāo xiàn shí zhǔ yì de yì shù pǐn , ér shì Google zài shì tú xiū bǔ dì tú shàng de dì mào yǐng xiàng shí chǎn shēng de yì wài xiào guǒ 。
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2.
Or, in theory, he could have decided that it was too dangerous to tinker and that the system would eventually correct itself.
或者从理论上讲，罗斯福本来应该认识到问题太严重了不能进行修修补补，资本主义体系最终会实现自我修正。
huò zhě cóng lǐ lùn shàng jiǎng , luó sī fú běn lái yīng gāi rèn shi dào wèn tí tài yán zhòng le bù néng jìn xíng xiū xiū bǔ bǔ , zī běn zhǔ yì tǐ xì zuì zhōng huì shí xiàn zì wǒ xiū zhèng 。
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3.
And when the auto tinker opened the door of the mother's car there was no one inside.
修理工打开孩子妈妈乘坐的车的车门，里面并没有人。
xiū lǐ gōng dǎ kāi hái zi mā mā chéng zuò de chē de chē mén , lǐ miàn bìng méi yǒu rén 。
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4.
The cook turned pale, and asked the housemaid to shut the door, who asked Tom, who asked the tinker, who pretended not to hear.
厨子的脸色变得苍白，要女仆把门关上，女仆叫汤姆去关，汤姆又叫补锅匠去关，而补锅匠却装做没听见。
chú zi de liǎn sè biàn de cāng bái , yào nǚ pú bǎ mén guān shàng , nǚ pú jiào tāng mǔ qù guān , tāng mǔ yòu jiào bǔ guō jiàng qù guān , ér bǔ guō jiàng què zhuāng zuò méi tīng jiàn 。
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5.
Robin slipped the warrant out of the tinker's bag and headed for the door. He winked at the innkeeper who waved as he left.
罗宾从小炉匠的袋子里抽出逮捕状，朝门口走去。酒馆老板在他离去时对他挥挥手，罗宾则向他眨了眨眼睛。
luó bīn cóng xiǎo lú jiàng de dài zǐ lǐ chōu chū dài bǔ zhuàng , cháo mén kǒu zǒu qù 。 jiǔ guǎn lǎo bǎn zài tā lí qù shí duì tā huī huī shǒu , luó bīn zé xiàng tā zhǎ le zhǎ yǎn jīng 。
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6.
The tinker could not help but like Robin Hood. He thought for a minute and then he agreed. The tinker was now one of Robin Hood's men.
小炉匠忍不住喜欢罗宾汉。他思考了一会儿，然后同意了。小炉匠现在成了罗宾汉手下的一员。
xiǎo lú jiàng rěn bu zhù xǐ huan luó bīn hàn 。 tā sī kǎo le yī huì er , rán hòu tóng yì le 。 xiǎo lú jiàng xiàn zài chéng le luó bīn hàn shǒu xià de yī yuán 。
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7.
For his part, Mr McCarthy continued to tinker away at a truly thinking machine at Stanford. He never quite saw his dream realised.
McCarthy则继续在斯坦福想要捣鼓出一台真正会思考的机器，可他从没看到这个梦想实现。
McCarthy zé jì xù zài sī tǎn fú xiǎng yào dǎo gu chū yī tái zhēn zhèng huì sī kǎo de jī qì , kě tā cóng méi kàn dào zhè ge mèng xiǎng shí xiàn 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
The next day, Robin waited for the tinker. He knew the man would be coming back to find him.
第二天，罗宾等者小炉匠。他知道这个人会回来找他。
dì èr tiān , luó bīn děng zhě xiǎo lú jiàng 。 tā zhī dào zhè gè rén huì huí lái zhǎo tā 。
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9.
The iPhone was the first phone that a Luddite could figure out in seconds and a hacker could tinker around with for endless hours.
iPhone是第一台外行人能够迅速学会使用的手机，而黑客却要花很多小时去摆弄它。
iPhone shì dì yī tái wài háng rén néng gòu xùn sù xué huì shǐ yòng de shǒu jī , ér hēi kè què yào huā hěn duō xiǎo shí qù bǎi nòng tā 。
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10.
The shoes, devised by legendary Nike designer Tinker Hatfield over the course of two years, retail for a cool $250.
这双鞋由耐克传奇设计师哈特•菲尔德用了两年的时间设计，零售价是250美元。
zhè shuāng xié yóu nài kè chuán qí shè jì shī hā tè • fēi ěr dé yòng le liǎng nián de shí jiān shè jì , líng shòu jià shì èr bǎi wǔ shí měi yuán 。
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