herumdoktern
to tinker ineffectually, to fiddle around
Definition
verbBedeutungen
- 1.to tinker ineffectually
- 2.to fiddle around
Grammatik
Beispiele
Statt das zu , doktern sie nur .
Instead of solving the problem, they just fiddle around.
Er doktert Wochen an dem .
He has been tinkering ineffectually with the engine for weeks.
Anstatt das zu , doktern sie nur .
Instead of rebuilding the system, they just fiddle around.
Hör auf, an den Symptomen herumzudoktern.
Stop tinkering ineffectually with the symptoms.
Der dokterte am .
The mechanic fiddled around with the gearbox for hours.
An der alten herumzudoktern bringt .
Tinkering with the old software is pointless now.
Die doktert nur an den Folgen .
Politics merely tinkers ineffectually with the consequences.
Statt einen zu , dokterte er .
Instead of asking a doctor, he fiddled around himself.
Wir doktern schon den ganzen am .
We've been tinkering with the code all day.
An kleinen Details herumzudoktern löst das Grundproblem nicht.
Fiddling with small details doesn't solve the underlying problem.