| 词组 | tamper with |
| 释义 | Phr V tamper with tampers, tampering, tampered tamper with sth to touch or change something without permissionThe lock on my drawer had been tampered with and some of my papers were missing. tamper with sth to make changes to something in a way that is dangerous, illegal, or has a bad effect, when you have no right to do this: Someone had tampered with the brakes of the car. The police were accused of tampering with the evidence. Congress, however, had opposed any such tampering with the Bill of Rights.■ SIMILAR TO: interfere with tamper with (something)To make harmful or subversive alterations to something; to meddle or interfere with something. Investigators concluded that someone had tampered with the control unit of the machine. He's been accused of tampering with the committee tasked with selecting successful applicants. The locks have not been tampered with and there is no sign of a break-in anywhere on the premises. tamper with someone or somethingto fiddle with someone or something; to meddle with someone or something. I've got him believing just what I want him to believe. Don't tamper with him. Please don't tamper with the thermostat. tamper with1. Interfere or meddle, especially in a harmful way. For example, If you tamper with that lock it's sure to break. [c. 1600] 2. Engage in improper or secret dealings, as in He was accused of tampering with the jury. [c. 1600] tamper withv. To interfere with something in a harmful manner: Someone has been tampering with my mail—these letters have been opened! When jurors reported that they had been offered bribes, the judge told the defense not to tamper with the jury. |
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