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单词 tamper
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Definition of tamper in English:

tamper

verb ˈtampəˈtæmpər
[no object]tamper with
  • Interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations.

    someone tampered with the brakes of my car
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can even watch a little video of him deleting the audit file, which keeps a record of any tampering or alterations to the system.
    • Vials should be stored in a safe area where tampering or possible damage cannot occur.
    • For example, her car brakes were tampered with and she suspects him.
    • The train halted again (near Cabin A) after the brake vacuum pipe was tampered with.
    • The basin pipes were tampered with and the vandals squirted cleaning fluid all over the brand new carpets.
    • One resident, who wished to remain unnamed, said the lifts had been damaged, the careline tampered with, doorbells vandalised and windows broken.
    • The lifting contractor should have qualified personnel inspect all reusable hardware upon receipt for any signs of shipping damage, tampering, or intentional alteration.
    • On Oct. 1, the FBI, along with private security experts, took the unusual step of publicizing the top 20 ways that hackers tamper with computer systems.
    • Police have called for residents to be extra vigilant after a cashpoint machine was tampered with in the town centre.
    • To prevent tampering and alteration, the certificate is encrypted.
    • Other items of property have been damaged or tampered with over the past number of months.
    • The independent control system would allow the third party to review all data against the live system and would feature an alarm for any tampering or alteration of data.
    • Still, it's not recommended that you play with the door handle at any time as unauthorized tampering with aircraft equipment may result in arrest…
    • Our priorities are the prompt and safe return of the crew, and the return of the aircraft without further damage or tampering with.
    • They might gain access to our systems and tamper with data through computer network attacks or exploit it for hostile purposes.
    • Hole-in-the-wall users in the area should be wary after a town centre cash machine was tampered with.
    • Assigned storage spaces shall be located where cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or be subject to tampering by unauthorized persons.
    • The simple fact is that the trial was deeply flawed because it was not illegal in Norway to tamper with copy protection systems.
    • A Scottish parliament security inquiry was launched last week amid claims that his letter to her was leaked after her computer was tampered with.
    • Even triggers that may be adjusted arrive from the factory with the adjustments sealed and accompanied by dire warnings about unauthorized tampering.
    Synonyms
    interfere, monkey around, meddle, tinker, fiddle (about/around), fool about/around, play about/around, toy, trifle, dabble
    do mischief to, doctor, alter, change, adjust, damage, do damage to, harm, deface, vandalize, ruin
    informal mess about/around
    British informal muck about/around
nounˈtampəˈtæmpər
  • A machine or tool for tamping down earth or ballast.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pipe and cigar smoking each have their own paraphernalia - pipe cases, pipe holders, pouches and tampers, used to mash down the burning tobacco in the bowl of the pipe.
    • Compact the material as best as you can with a tamper (a rental item) or the end of a heavy board, adding more material until the hole is slightly overfilled.
    • Shortly before a scheduled 2:30 p.m. lunch break, the operator asked the laborer and a co-worker to take a tamper in a pickup truck to a place near the roadway.
    • To build with this technique, moistened soil is placed into a bag set in place on the wall, the bag is lowered into place, then compressed using a hand tamper.
    • With just a little bit of simple joinery one could make a Shaker-style wooden seed box to replace the modern plastic version, and a soil tamper to firm the compost.
    • Use a tamper to compact the concrete around the form during pouring.
    • We also buy regular rubber gloves for the guys working in the field and vibration gloves for the jackhammers and tampers.
    • Tamp the patch with a tamper or a garden roller filled about one-third full with water, or simply walk on it.
    • I notice the tamper sitting in the down refuge siding near the works depot.
    • Shaped of such heavy metal the tamper would weigh about a ton.
    • Mix cement, aggregate, and coloring by hand and fill mold to match specifications of product being finished, using trowel, tamper, and scraper.
    • Using a tamper, he levels and compresses the grinds, a technique absolutely necessary for uniform extraction.
    • Its hydraulic PTO can manage breakers, tampers, drills, and saws.
    • Then use a tamper (you may want to rent this rarely used hand tool) to compact the stones.

Derivatives

  • tamperer

  • noun
    • It's a very hard thing to do, even for computer experts and dedicated activists, to predict, observe and prove vote tampering in the areas in which it occurs - we just can't know which the tamperers will choose.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They hire professional tamperers, whose fee ranges from Rs.1,000 to Rs.50,000, to manipulate the power consumption meters.
      • Neither do product tamperers, who kill remotely and randomly, and are unsure at the time they set a poisoned product back on the shelf that anyone will even purchase it.
      • Such protection should be adequate to unequivocally deter tamperers without imparting permanent paralysis or injury to the tamperer.
      • Clicks, he reports, are produced when unskilled tamperers try to cut and splice tape.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'busy oneself to a particular end, machinate'): alteration of the verb temper.

  • An alteration of temper whose origin may lie in the idea of working with or ‘tempering’ clay. Tamper was first used in the mid 16th century to mean ‘to busy yourself for a particular purpose’, but quickly developed the negative associations of meddling or interfering damagingly with something.

Rhymes

camper, damper, hamper, pamper, scamper, stamper, Tampa, tramper
 
 

Definition of tamper in US English:

tamper

verbˈtampərˈtæmpər
tamper with
  • 1no object Interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations.

    someone tampered with the brakes on my car
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can even watch a little video of him deleting the audit file, which keeps a record of any tampering or alterations to the system.
    • The train halted again (near Cabin A) after the brake vacuum pipe was tampered with.
    • The simple fact is that the trial was deeply flawed because it was not illegal in Norway to tamper with copy protection systems.
    • Still, it's not recommended that you play with the door handle at any time as unauthorized tampering with aircraft equipment may result in arrest…
    • Hole-in-the-wall users in the area should be wary after a town centre cash machine was tampered with.
    • Police have called for residents to be extra vigilant after a cashpoint machine was tampered with in the town centre.
    • For example, her car brakes were tampered with and she suspects him.
    • The independent control system would allow the third party to review all data against the live system and would feature an alarm for any tampering or alteration of data.
    • Even triggers that may be adjusted arrive from the factory with the adjustments sealed and accompanied by dire warnings about unauthorized tampering.
    • Our priorities are the prompt and safe return of the crew, and the return of the aircraft without further damage or tampering with.
    • A Scottish parliament security inquiry was launched last week amid claims that his letter to her was leaked after her computer was tampered with.
    • To prevent tampering and alteration, the certificate is encrypted.
    • One resident, who wished to remain unnamed, said the lifts had been damaged, the careline tampered with, doorbells vandalised and windows broken.
    • The basin pipes were tampered with and the vandals squirted cleaning fluid all over the brand new carpets.
    • Assigned storage spaces shall be located where cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or be subject to tampering by unauthorized persons.
    • The lifting contractor should have qualified personnel inspect all reusable hardware upon receipt for any signs of shipping damage, tampering, or intentional alteration.
    • They might gain access to our systems and tamper with data through computer network attacks or exploit it for hostile purposes.
    • On Oct. 1, the FBI, along with private security experts, took the unusual step of publicizing the top 20 ways that hackers tamper with computer systems.
    • Other items of property have been damaged or tampered with over the past number of months.
    • Vials should be stored in a safe area where tampering or possible damage cannot occur.
  • 2no object Exert a secret or corrupt influence upon (someone).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Increased power has been placed at the hands of customs officers whose judgment and daily conduct can be and are tampered with by outside influences, such as a bad day or an argument before work.
    • I hereby find him not guilty on the charges of witness tampering, jury manipulation, and contempt of court.
    • Three Union County Jail officers were convicted on multiple criminal charges, including official misconduct and witness tampering.
    • I wouldn't be surprised if we see a federal obstruction of justice and witness tampering or evidence tampering, I should say, charges brought against him shortly.
    • In 2001, he was convicted on federal charges of racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, witness tampering, and mail fraud.
nounˈtampərˈtæmpər
  • A person or thing that tamps something down, especially a machine or tool for tamping down earth or ballast.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then use a tamper (you may want to rent this rarely used hand tool) to compact the stones.
    • Shaped of such heavy metal the tamper would weigh about a ton.
    • Compact the material as best as you can with a tamper (a rental item) or the end of a heavy board, adding more material until the hole is slightly overfilled.
    • With just a little bit of simple joinery one could make a Shaker-style wooden seed box to replace the modern plastic version, and a soil tamper to firm the compost.
    • Its hydraulic PTO can manage breakers, tampers, drills, and saws.
    • Tamp the patch with a tamper or a garden roller filled about one-third full with water, or simply walk on it.
    • Pipe and cigar smoking each have their own paraphernalia - pipe cases, pipe holders, pouches and tampers, used to mash down the burning tobacco in the bowl of the pipe.
    • We also buy regular rubber gloves for the guys working in the field and vibration gloves for the jackhammers and tampers.
    • Mix cement, aggregate, and coloring by hand and fill mold to match specifications of product being finished, using trowel, tamper, and scraper.
    • Use a tamper to compact the concrete around the form during pouring.
    • Shortly before a scheduled 2:30 p.m. lunch break, the operator asked the laborer and a co-worker to take a tamper in a pickup truck to a place near the roadway.
    • Using a tamper, he levels and compresses the grinds, a technique absolutely necessary for uniform extraction.
    • I notice the tamper sitting in the down refuge siding near the works depot.
    • To build with this technique, moistened soil is placed into a bag set in place on the wall, the bag is lowered into place, then compressed using a hand tamper.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘busy oneself to a particular end, machinate’): alteration of the verb temper.

 
 
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