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单词 tweak
释义 tweak
I. \ˈtwēk\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: alteration of earlier twick, from Middle English twikken, from Old English twiccian to pluck, catch hold of — more at twitch
transitive verb
1. : to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist : jerk, jog, snatch, twitch
 < elevated the gun barrel … and tweaked the lanyard — Arthur Mayse >
 < tweaked his memory — Olive H. Prouty >
 < figures long standard … are tweaked across a minuscule stage — H.M.Robinson >
 < tweaked the bulbous end of his nose — Francis King >
2. : to pull the nose of : pull by the nose
 < political techniques of tweaking babies and shaking hands — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
intransitive verb
: twitch
 < he sat … tweaking feebly and blinking his eyes — Richard Church >
 < has been tweaking at my conscience ever since — K.I.Brown >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an act of tweaking : a sharp pinch or jerk : twist, twitch
 < a tweak of the nose >
2. : agitation, distress
III. transitive verb
1. : to make small adjustments in ; especially : fine-tune 1 herein
2.
 a. : annoy : bother
  < tweaking the establishment >
 b. : criticize 2
  < tweaked her for her lack of seriousness >
 c. : to poke fun at
  < a comedian tweaking the audience >
intransitive verb
: to make small adjustments
tweak noun
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