tweak

英 [twiːk] 美[twik]

扩展词汇

复数: tweaks;第三人称单数: tweaks;过去式: tweaked;现在分词: tweaking;

1. PIE base *twi- "two", from root of two => twist, tweak, twitch, twig.
2. 扭东西时其实就是两端朝两个相反的方向转动，所以意思就是由此引申而来的。

tweak 扭，拧，扯，微调

来自古英语 twiccian,拔，拉，来自 Proto-Germanic*twikkijana,钉，掐，系牢，系紧，词源同 twitch.引申诸相关词义。

tweak: tweak: see twig
tweak (v.): "pinch, pluck, twist," usually to the nose, c. 1600, probably from Middle English twikken "to draw, tug, pluck" (mid-15c.), from Old English twiccian "to pluck," of obscure origin; perhaps related to twitch. Meaning "to make fine adjustments" is attested from 1966. Related: Tweaked; tweaking.
tweak (n.): c. 1600, "a twitch, a pluck," from tweak (v.). As "a fine adjustment" by 1989.

2. He expects the system to get even better as the engineers tweak its performance.: 他预计在工程师对其性能稍加改进后，该系统会运行得更加良好。

3. What tweak does child night sweat have to you can be solved?: 孩子盗汗有什么好办法可解决?

4. Genetic tweak makes virus favour human nose and throat.: 基因变异使病毒更适应人类的鼻和喉.

5. The rest could be made up with a tweak to compensation ratios.: 其余部分可以通过调整薪酬支出来弥补.