tweak
词语释义
英 [twiːk] 美 [twik]
n. 扭；拧；焦急
vt. 扭；用力拉；开足马力
单词分析：
记忆方法：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。
英英释义
Noun:
单词词源
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。
英语词源
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.
词态变化
复数 tweaks;
第三人称单数 tweaks;
过去式 tweaked;
现在分词 tweaking;
权威造句
1. He gave the boy's ear a painful tweak.
他用力拧了一下那男孩的耳朵.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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.
来自互联网
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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近反义词
pinch 捏
fine-tune 微调
nip 夹
jerk 急动
twist 缠绕
tug 用力拉
pull 拉
yank 猛拉
correct 正确的
adjust 调整
modify 修改
regulate 调整
pull off 脱，拿掉，拿下...
pluck 摘
pick off 采取(传感
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