n.

1. （流动的）焊锅匠[C]
2. 能做各种小修小补的人；什么事情都会干一手的人[C]
3. 笨拙的工人，不熟练的工人[C]
4. 【美】小鲭鱼[C]
5. 粗劣的修补[S][（+with）]

vi.

1. 做焊锅匠；焊补
2. 拙劣地修补；笨手笨脚地做事[（+with/at）]
   He's been tinkering with that engine for hours, but it still won't go.

   他花了几个小时摆弄那个引擎，想修好它，但它还是不转。

3. 徒劳无益地空忙[Q]
4. 修补；作小规模的修饰
   When he is off-duty, he likes to tinker with little things.

   当他不上班时，他喜欢修补一些小东西。

vt.

1. 粗修，修补[（+up）]

n.

1. an itinerant mender of pots, kettles, etc.
2. Brit., chiefly derogatory a Gypsy or other person living in an itinerant community.
3. Brit. informal a mischievous child.
4. an act of tinkering with something.

v.