tinker
US /ˈtɪŋ.kɚ/
UK /ˈtɪŋ.kɚ/
動詞
1.
いじくり回す, ちょっと直す
to attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way, often without useful results
例:
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He spent the whole afternoon tinkering with his old car engine.
彼は午後ずっと古い車のエンジンをいじくり回して過ごした。
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The government is tinkering with the tax system again.
政府はまた税制をいじっている。
名詞
1.
鋳掛け屋, 修理屋
a person who travels from place to place mending metal utensils as a way of making a living (historically)
例:
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In the old days, the tinker would come by to fix our pots and pans.
昔は、鋳掛け屋が鍋やフライパンを直しにやってきたものだ。
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He was known as a tinker who could fix almost anything made of metal.
彼は金属製のものなら何でも直せる鋳掛け屋として知られていた。
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