What does "tinker with" mean?

To make small adjustments experimentally To fiddle with something to improve or fix it.

How do you use "tinker with" in a sentence?

He's always tinkering with his car. Don't tinker with the settings. She tinkered with the recipe.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To make small adjustments experimentally

实验性地做小调整

Hacer pequeños ajustes experimentalmente

実験的に小さな調整をする

실험적으로 조금씩 손보다

To fiddle with something to improve or fix it.

为了改进或修复而摆弄某物。像工匠做微调一样。

Ajustar algo para mejorarlo o arreglarlo. Como un artesano haciendo ajustes finos.

改善または修理するために何かをいじること。職人が細かい調整をするイメージ。

무언가를 개선하거나 고치려고 만지작거리다.

Base verb: tinker

Particle: with

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

He's always tinkering with his car.
他总是在捣鼓他的车
Siempre está cacharreando con su coche
彼はいつも車をいじっている
그는 항상 자기 차를 만지작거린다.
Don't tinker with the settings.
别乱动设置
No toques los ajustes
設定をいじらないで
설정을 함부로 건드리지 마.
She tinkered with the recipe.
她稍微调整了食谱
Ella retocó la receta
彼女はレシピを少し調整した
그녀는 레시피를 조금 손봤다.

Context: adjustments, repairs, experiments

Tone: curious

From tinkers who made small repairs.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal