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单词 tweak
释义
tweak
verb[T]
uk
/twiːk/us
/twiːk/

tweakverb[T](CHANGE SLIGHTLY)

tochangesomethingslightly,especiallyinorderto make it morecorrect,effective, orsuitable:
稍稍改进
Thesoftwareisprettymuch there - it justneedsa little tweaking.软件差不多好了——只需要一点点改进。
You just need to tweak the lastparagraphand then it's done.你只需要把最后一段稍作修改就可以了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things better
  • add salt tosomethingidiom
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • alleviation
  • ameliorate
  • cultivate
  • leavening
  • liven(something)up
  • lubricate
  • make a differenceidiom
  • make a world of differenceidiom
  • relieve
  • revamp
  • revitalize
  • revivify
  • revolutionize
  • salvage
  • salve
  • sharpen
  • tonic
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tweakverb[T](PULL)

topullandtwistsomething with asmallsuddenmovement:
扭，拧
Standing infrontof themirrorshe tweaked astrandofhairintoplace.她站在镜子前，把一缕头发捋好。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pulling
  • draft
  • drag
  • draught
  • draw
  • drawsomethingup
  • heave
  • heave-ho
  • heft
  • hitchsomethingup
  • pluck
  • reel
  • reelsomethingin/out
  • retract
  • retractable
  • suck
  • tow
  • tow-away
  • trail
  • tug
  • twitch
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tweak
noun[C]
uk
/twiːk/us
/twiːk/

tweaknoun[C](CHANGE)

aslightchangeto something,especiallyinorderto make it morecorrect,effective, orsuitable:
Wemaketweaks to themenuasneeded.
Experts say thesystemcould beimprovedwith a few tweaks.
More examples
  • Make a fewsmalldiettweaks andloseweight.
  • Evenminortweaks to aninvestmentportfoliocanreduceriskwithoutsacrificinggoodreturns.
  • It's just a tweak in hisapproach.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things better
  • add salt tosomethingidiom
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • alleviation
  • ameliorate
  • cultivate
  • leavening
  • liven(something)up
  • lubricate
  • make a differenceidiom
  • make a world of differenceidiom
  • relieve
  • revamp
  • revitalize
  • revivify
  • revolutionize
  • salvage
  • salve
  • sharpen
  • tonic
See more results »

tweaknoun[C](PULL)

asmallsuddentwistorpullof something:
He gave the boy'snosea tweak.
More examples
  • There's no need toyankthelever, just a tweak is enough.
  • Thebowlergave theballa tweak.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pulling
  • draft
  • drag
  • draught
  • draw
  • drawsomethingup
  • heave
  • heave-ho
  • heft
  • hitchsomethingup
  • pluck
  • reel
  • reelsomethingin/out
  • retract
  • retractable
  • suck
  • tow
  • tow-away
  • trail
  • tug
  • twitch
See more results »
(Definition oftweakfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
tweak
verb[T]
uk
/twiːk/us
/twiːk/

tweakverb[T](PULL)

topullandtwistsomething with asmallsuddenmovement
扭，拧
Standing infrontof themirrorshe tweaked astrandofhairintoplace.她站在镜子前，把一缕头发捋好。

tweakverb[T](CHANGE SLIGHTLY)

tochangesomethingslightly,especiallyinorderto make it morecorrect,effective, orsuitable
稍稍改进
Thesoftwareisprettymuch there - it justneedsa little tweaking.软件差不多好了——只需要一点点改进。
You just need to tweak the lastparagraphand then it's done.你只需要把最后一段稍作修改就可以了。

tweak| American Dictionary

tweak
verb[T]
us
/twik/

tweakverb[T](ADJUST)

tochangeslightly,esp. inorderto make something moreeffectiveorcorrect:
Writers andproducerskepttweaking thescriptevenas themoviewas beingshot.

tweakverb[T](PULL)

topullandtwistsomething:
Hejumpedwhen she tweaked hisear.
(Definition oftweakfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

tweak| Business English

tweak
verb[T]
uk
/twiːk/us
to makesmallchangesto something inordertofinishorimproveit:
Thecontractneedsa little tweaking but it'salmostthere.
tweak
noun[C]
uk
/twiːk/us
asmallchangeto something tofinishorimproveit:
give sth a tweakThey give it a little tweak and it's that muchbetter.
last-minute/minortweaks
(Definition oftweakfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftweak

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I certainly support her final tweaks of the text in the three amendments that she has put forward.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I understand that it has now been tweaked and the disadvantage might not be as great as was originally foreseen.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The working families tax credit is not family credit with a new name and a few tweaks around the edge.
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What happens then can knock the measure into touch or require the treaty to be tweaked or altered if it is to be adopted.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
During the intervening period, it will be necessary to rely on a succession of fine-tuning adjustments and tweaks to the existing system.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The idea has merit but it needs to be tweaked.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He spoke about how the scheme could be extended, how it would be tweaked, and how it would be tied in with the use of computers.
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Hansard archive
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He has taken it back off the shelf, dusted it down, tweaked it a little and gone on about exactly the same lines as last year.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
On the poverty definition of income, we are looking at either 50 per cent mean or 60 per cent median, as the mean is tweaked by high average incomes.
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Other changes included better brakes and minor styling tweaks, such as chromed bumpers instead of the aluminium ones used in the earlier car.
From
Wikipedia
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Despite a couple of tweaks in the writing, sparkling up the choruses a bit better during the recording, the compositions were mostly complete.
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Several other rules tweaks and rewrites are also included.
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Two tweaks were made to the qualification categories for 2011.
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Vinyl enthusiasts are often committed to the refurbishment and sometimes tweaking of vintage systems.
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Beta 4.0 ushered in another graphical overhaul, several new maps, and numerous tweaks and bug fixes.
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