tinker

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɪŋkəː/|[ˈtʰɪŋkəː]    美 /ˈtɪŋkɚ/|[ˈtʰɪŋkɚ] ~ [ˈtʰɪŋkɹ̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
    — The blacksmith chased us all to ground They searched all night we were never found The tinker boys and the sheriff's men Shaking the tallest tree.
  2. A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy. Ireland,UK,dated,offensive
  3. A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster. usually
  4. Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
  5. An act of repair or invention. informal
    — I'll have a tinker and see what I can do.
  6. A hand mortar. obsolete
  7. Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.
  8. A razor-billed auk, a bird of species (Alca torda).
动词 v.
  1. To work as a tinker. intransitive
  2. To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner. ambitransitive
    — the broken bureau-lock and tinkered window-pane

词形变化

tinkers plural tinkers present,singular,third-person tinkering participle,present tinkered participle,past tinkered past

词汇关系

衍生词
if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers' hands tinkerbird tinkerer tinkerlike tinkerly tinker tailor grass retinker tinkersome tinker up untinkered
相关词
tinker's damn tinker, tailor

词源

词源 1
From Middle English tynkere, perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) + *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”).
词源 2
From Middle English tynkere, perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) + *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”).
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