noun🔗Share补锅匠，游走工匠. An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal."The tinker repaired the leaky metal pots and pans in the kitchen. "那个补锅匠修好了厨房里漏水的金属锅碗瓢盆。personjobutensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share流浪者，修补匠。 A member of the Irish Traveller community. A gypsy."Growing up in rural Ireland, we sometimes saw a tinker family passing through, selling handmade goods. "在爱尔兰乡村长大，我们有时会看到一些爱尔兰流浪者家庭路过，贩卖一些手工制品。culturepersonracegroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小淘气，小捣蛋。 (usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster."The little tinker was always getting into trouble at school. "这个小淘气在学校总是惹麻烦。characterpersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share修补匠，发明家。 Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer."My grandpa is a real tinker; he's always fixing things around the house and inventing new gadgets. "我爷爷是个真正的修补匠兼发明家，他总是修理房子周围的东西，还发明新玩意儿。personjobtechnologydevicemachinetechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小修小补, 修补。 The act of repair or invention."The old grandfather clock needed a lot of tinkering before it worked again. "那座老座钟经过多次修修补补才又能正常运转。technologymachinetechnicalworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share手臼，研钵 A hand mortar."The farmer used a small tinker to gently crush the seeds for planting. "农夫用一个小手臼轻轻地碾碎种子，以便播种。utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share竹荚鱼，银鱼，鳐鱼，两岁左右的鲭鱼。 Any of various fish: the chub mackerel, the silverside, the skate, or a young mackerel about two years old."The fisherman showed us his catch, which included several mackerel and a smaller tinker. "渔夫向我们展示了他的渔获，里面有几条鲭鱼和一条较小的竹荚鱼(或幼鲭鱼)。fishanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share海雀 A bird, the razor-billed auk."The biologist studied the rare tinker, noting its distinctive beak shape. "生物学家研究了这种罕见的海雀，并记录了它独特的喙形。birdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share摆弄, 修补. To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner."My brother tinkered with the broken lamp, trying to fix it, but it still wouldn't work. "我弟弟摆弄着那个坏掉的灯，想把它修好，但还是不行。technologymachineactionworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share补锅，修补匠。 To work as a tinker."My grandfather used to tinker, fixing broken toys for the neighborhood children. "我爷爷以前是做补锅匠的，经常给附近的小孩子们修理坏掉的玩具。workjobmachinetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share修补， 调整. To tinker with; to tweak or attempt to fix."My dad likes to tinker with old cars in the garage on the weekends. "我爸周末喜欢在车库里修修补补旧汽车。technologytechnicalmachineactionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
