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work as a tailor
表示职业。
He works as a tailor.
他是一名裁缝。
裁缝
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裁缝
a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing
He works as a tailor.
他是一名裁缝。
专业制作、修补或修改衣物的人,尤其是西装和男装。
A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
以制作和修改衣服为职业的人
a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
The tailor measured him for a new suit.
裁缝为他量尺寸做新西装。
My grandfather always took his jackets to the same tailor.
我祖父总是把夹克拿到同一个裁缝那里。
She asked the tailor to shorten the trousers.
她请裁缝把裤子改短。
表示职业。
He works as a tailor.
他是一名裁缝。
表示去裁缝店。
I'm going to the tailor tomorrow.
我明天去裁缝那里。
表示定制衣物。
He had his suit made by a tailor.
他的西装是找裁缝做的。
Not this
She is tailor.
Use this
She is a tailor.
Tailor是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词a/an或the。
Not this
I need to go to tailor to get my suit altered.
Use this
I need to go to the tailor's to get my suit altered.
Tailor指人，表示裁缝店时用所有格形式the tailor's，不能直接用tailor指代店铺。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
高级裁缝
He learned his craft from a master tailor.
他向一位高级裁缝学习手艺。
裁缝店
She took her dress to the tailor's shop for alterations.
她把裙子拿到裁缝店去修改。
定制裁缝
A custom tailor can create a suit that fits perfectly.
定制裁缝可以制作一套完美合身的西装。
裁缝用的人体模型
The tailor used a dummy to pin the fabric.
裁缝用人体模型来固定布料。
裁缝用卷尺
The tailor wrapped the tape measure around my chest.
裁缝把卷尺围在我的胸口。
裁缝用粉笔
Mark the fabric with tailor's chalk before cutting.
在裁剪前用裁缝粉笔在布料上做标记。
从前有一位裁缝。
This is the opening line of the classic children's book 'The Tailor of Gloucester' by Beatrix Potter.
这是经典儿童读物《格洛斯特的裁缝》的开篇句，作者是毕翠克丝·波特。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use Tailor naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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裁缝（tailor）常修衣服的尾巴（tail），即下摆。
语域：neutral 常见场景：服装定制、裁缝店 作为名词时，'tailor' 通常用于描述职业或服装定制场合，语气中性，多用于正式或专业语境。
Tailor as a noun is countable.
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