"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.
例文
1. He gave the boy 's ear a painful tweak .
彼はその男の子の耳を強くねじった.
2.He expects the system to get even better as the engineers tweak its performance.
彼はエンジニアが性能を少し改善した後、このシステムはより良く動作すると予想している。/
3.What tweak does child night sweat have to you can be solved?
子供の寝汗には何かいい方法がありますか。
4.Genetic tweak makes virus favour human nose and throat.
遺伝子変異により、ウイルスは人間の鼻と喉に適応した。
5.The rest could be made up with a tweak to compensation ratios.