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单词 tamper
释义
tamper
verb[I]
uk
/ˈtæm.pər/us
/ˈtæm.pɚ/
totouchor makechangesto something that you should not, usually without enoughknowledgeof how itworksor when you aretryingtodamageit:
I couldseeimmediatelythat thelockhad been tamperedwith.
Tamperingwithpipelinescouldresultinrupturesorfires.
tospeakto andtrytoinfluencesomeoneinvolvedin alegalcase:
She ischargedwithofficialmisconductand tamperingwithwitnesses.
Aprevioustrialwasstoppedowingtofearsof someone tamperingwiththejury.
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  • Theirdefencesufferedon theroadinEuropelastseason, but themanagermaydecidethat tonight'sgameis notimetostarttampering.
  • Hepleadedguiltyto tampering with agrandjurywitness.
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Obeying & breaking the law
(Definition oftamperfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tamper| American Dictionary

tamper
verb[I]
us
/ˈtæm·pər/
totouchorchangesomething withoutpermissionor without enoughknowledgeof how itworks:
Don’t tamper with theboiler.
(Definition oftamperfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

tamper| Business English

tamper
verb[I]
uk
/ˈtæmpər/us
totouchor makechangesto something when you should not,especiallywhen this isillegal:
tamper with sthTheypleadedguiltyto tampering with agovernmentrecord.
There were not manyemployeeswho had theopportunityandcapabilityof tampering with theproducts.
Theteamis doing very well so Iresistedthetemptationto tamper too much.
(Definition oftamperfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftamper

tamper
Their patient efforts included the forging of and tampering with credentials.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The kanun did, however, espouse a more _ detailed set of punishments than the shari_ / a and tampered with principles of legal procedure.
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There are punishments for tampering with telegraph lines and messages, for forging money, and for illegally printing forged documents.
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We are aware that indicators, once adopted, are not meant to be tampered with selectively.
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When duration is tampered with, power of historical witness lessens and the authority of the artwork is weakened.
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Intuitively, a channel type is immediately tampering if it emits non-trivial information at the time of interaction.
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Integrity has to do with making sure that the agent's code, data or communication exchanges have not been tampered with, altered or destroyed, either intentionally or by accident.
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You may think that this is obvious, but think again, and look at the tendency of authors to minimise their (small) failures, by tampering with definitions.
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The whole question of tampering with the principle of ritual itself - ritual which guarantees the stability, design, and unity of society - inevitably formed part of my investigation.
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Product tampering incidents lack some of the dramatic imagery that accompanies the other two hypothetical cases, and can therefore be addressed before the event becomes part of popular culture.
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Even if a type is not immediately tampering, an action of that type can have a non-trivial effect on the environment via an immediately tampering type inside.
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The presence of two stanzas with refrain - the defining feature of the couplets drives to the generic essence of the piece, and it was not to be tampered with.
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I have not considered these partially different melodies as ' different', since it would appear that the usual tune was merely tampered with by a local scribe.
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The processed drugs were packed and officials applied a seal on each package to guarantee that its contents were checked and that no one tampered with it.
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Generally speaking, the ammunition stored in open dumps is not dangerous unless tampered with.
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