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tweak

英 [twiːk] 美[twik]
  • n. 扭;拧;焦急
  • vt. 扭;用力拉;开足马力

扩展词汇

词态变化


复数: tweaks;第三人称单数: tweaks;过去式: tweaked;现在分词: tweaking;

助记提示


1. PIE base *twi- "two", from root of two => twist, tweak, twitch, twig.
2. 扭东西时其实就是两端朝两个相反的方向转动,所以意思就是由此引申而来的。

中文词源


tweak 扭,拧,扯,微调

来自古英语 twiccian,拔,拉,来自 Proto-Germanic*twikkijana,钉,掐,系牢,系紧,词源同 twitch.引申诸相关词义。

英文词源


tweak
tweak: see twig
tweak (v.)
"pinch, pluck, twist," usually to the nose, c. 1600, probably from Middle English twikken "to draw, tug, pluck" (mid-15c.), from Old English twiccian "to pluck," of obscure origin; perhaps related to twitch. Meaning "to make fine adjustments" is attested from 1966. Related: Tweaked; tweaking.
tweak (n.)
c. 1600, "a twitch, a pluck," from tweak (v.). As "a fine adjustment" by 1989.

双语例句


1. He gave the boy's ear a painful tweak.
他用力拧了一下那男孩的耳朵.

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2. He expects the system to get even better as the engineers tweak its performance.
他预计在工程师对其性能稍加改进后,该系统会运行得更加良好。

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3. What tweak does child night sweat have to you can be solved?
孩子盗汗有什么好办法可解决?

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4. Genetic tweak makes virus favour human nose and throat.
基因变异使病毒更适应人类的鼻和喉.

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5. The rest could be made up with a tweak to compensation ratios.
其余部分可以通过调整薪酬支出来弥补.

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