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tweak tweak / twik ; twiːk /
◙verb [T]
1. to suddenly pull or twist something
• ,拧,扭:
»She leant forward and tweaked both ends of his moustache.
她俯身向前,揪住他的两撇胡子。
2. to make small changes to a machine, vehicle, or system in order to improve the way it works
• 对〔机器、汽车或系统〕作小小的改进:
»Maybe you should tweak a few sentences before you send in the report.
报告交上去之前,有几个句子你也许应该修改一下。
♦tweak noun [C usually singular]
tweak
tweak / twiːk /
verb[VN]
1. to pull or twist sth suddenly
扭;拧;扯:
She tweaked his ear playfully.
她拧他的耳朵逗着玩儿。
2. to make slight changes to a machine, system, etc. to improve it
稍稍调整(机器、系统等):
I think you'll have to tweak these figures a little before you show them to the boss.
我想你得略微改动一下这些数字再让老板过目。
noun
1. a sharp pull or twist
扭;拧;扯:
She gave his ear a tweak.
她拧了一下他的耳朵。
2. a slight change that you make to a machine, system, etc. to improve it
(对机器、系统等的)轻微调整
tweak
I
/ˈtwiːk/ verb , tweaks, tweaked, tweak·ing [ + obj ]
1 : to change (something) slightly in order to improve it : to make small adjustments to (something)
The company may have to tweak [=adjust] its image.
Our software developers are tweaking [=fine-tuning] the program.
We just wanted to tweak his original idea a bit.
2 : to injure (a part of your body) slightly
He tweaked his ankle playing soccer.
3 : to pinch and pull (something) with a sudden movement
My brother hates it when our grandmother tweaks his cheek.
4 chiefly US : to criticize or make fun of (someone or something)
His friends tweaked [=teased] him for gaining weight.
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II
noun , pl tweaks [ count ]
1 : a small change made in order to improve something
Our software developer decided that the program needed a few tweaks. [=small improvements]
2 : a sudden pull or twist that causes a slight injury
He gave his knee a tweak [=he tweaked his knee] playing racquetball.
3 : an act of pinching or pulling something
She gave his cheek a tweak.
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