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tam·per
/ˈtæmpɚ/
(vi.)干預,玩弄,賄賂,損害,削弱,竄改(vt.)竄改搗棒,夯,填塞者
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tamp·er
n.
1.
One
who
tamps
;
specifically
,
one
who
prepares
for
blasting
,
by
filling
the
hole
in
which
the
charge
is
placed
.
2.
An
instrument
used
in
tamping
;
a
tamping
iron
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tam·per
v. i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Tampered
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Tampering
.]
1.
To
meddle
;
to
be
busy
;
to
try
little
experiments
;
as
,
to
tamper
with
a
disease
.
'T
is
dangerous
tampering
with
a
muse
.
--
Roscommon
.
2.
To
meddle
so
as
to
alter
,
injure
,
or
vitiate
a
thing
.
3.
To
deal
unfairly
;
to
practice
secretly
;
to
use
bribery
.
Others
tampered
For
Fleetwood
,
Desborough
,
and
Lambert
. --
Hudibras
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
tamper
n
:
a
tool
for
tamping
(e.g.,
for
tamping
tobacco
into
a
pipe
bowl
or
a
charge
into
a
drill
hole
etc
.) [
syn
:
tamp
, {
tamping
bar
]
v
1:
play
around
with
or
alter
or
falsify
,
usually
secretively
or
dishonestly
; "
Someone
tampered
with
the
documents
on
my
desk
"; "
The
reporter
fiddle
with
the
facts
" [
syn
:
fiddle
,
monkey
]
2:
intrude
in
other
people's
affairs
or
business
;
interfere
unwantedly
; "
Don't
meddle
in
my
affairs
!" [
syn
:
meddle
]
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