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補鍋匠,打雜工;流浪者,乞丐馬馬虎虎地修理,笨拙地修理,瞎擺弄

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tinker \Tink"er\, n. [From {Tink}, because the tinker's way of
   proclaiming his trade is to beat a kettle, or because in his
   work he makes a tinkling noise. Johnson.]
   1. A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.
      ``Tailors and tinkers.'' --Piers Plowman.

   2. One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.

   3. (Ordnance) A small mortar on the end of a staff.

   4. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) A young mackerel about two years old.
      (b) The chub mackerel.
      (c) The silversides.
      (d) A skate. [Prov. Eng.]

   5. (Zo["o]l.) The razor-billed auk.

Tinker \Tink"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinkered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Tinkering}.]
   To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to
   mend.

Tinker \Tink"er\, v. i.
   To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to
   play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.

資料來源 : WordNet®

tinker
     n 1: a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines
          and their parts [syn: {tinkerer}]
     2: an itinerant Gypsy
     3: a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal
        household utensils) [syn: {mender}, {tinkerer}]
     4: small mackerel found nearly worldwide [syn: {chub mackerel},
         {Scomber japonicus}]

tinker
     v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
          "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little
          house" [syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {monkey},
           {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]
     2: work as a tinker or tinkerer
     3: try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's
        not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on
        the weekend" [syn: {fiddle}]