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tweak

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tweak
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he / she / it tweaks
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past simple tweaked
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past participle tweaked
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-ing form tweaking
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  1. tweak something to pull or twist something suddenly扭；拧；扯
    • She tweaked his ear playfully.她拧他的耳朵逗着玩儿。🔊🔊
  2. tweak something 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。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably an alteration of dialect twick ‘pull sharply’; related to twitch.

tweak

noun
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  1. a sharp pull or twist扭；拧；扯
    • She gave his ear a tweak.她拧了一下他的耳朵。🔊🔊
    • She gave his nose an affectionate tweak.她对他的鼻子进行了深情的调整。
  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
    • With a few tweaks this venue will be perfect.进行一些调整后，这个场地将是完美的。
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably an alteration of dialect twick ‘pull sharply’; related to twitch.