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work as a bricklayer
work as 后接职业名词，表示“从事某职业”。
She worked as a bricklayer for five years.
她做了五年的砌砖工人。
砌砖工人
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砌砖工人
a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
She worked as a bricklayer for five years.
她做了五年的砌砖工人。
用砖建造墙壁等物的工匠
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
擅长砌砖的工匠
a craftsman skilled in building with bricks
The bricklayer carefully laid the bricks in a straight line.
砌砖工人仔细地把砖块砌成一条直线。
My uncle works as a bricklayer on a construction site.
我叔叔在建筑工地上当砌砖工人。
The bricklayer finished the garden wall before noon.
砌砖工人在中午前砌完了花园围墙。
work as 后接职业名词，表示“从事某职业”。
She worked as a bricklayer for five years.
她做了五年的砌砖工人。
train as 指为成为某职业而接受培训。
He trained as a bricklayer after leaving school.
他离开学校后接受了砌砖工人的培训。
by trade 用于说明某人的职业或行当。
My grandfather was a bricklayer by trade.
我祖父的职业是砌砖工人。
Not this
He is bricklayer.
Use this
He is a bricklayer.
bricklayer 是可数名词单数，在表语位置时前面必须加冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
He is a bricklayer worker.
Use this
He is a bricklayer.
bricklayer 本身就表示‘砌砖工人’，再加 worker 会造成语义重复；英语中这类表示职业的名词后面不再接 worker。
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熟练的砌砖工人
The skilled bricklayer finished the wall in two days.
那位熟练的砌砖工人两天就砌好了这堵墙。
有经验的砌砖工人
An experienced bricklayer can lay hundreds of bricks a day.
有经验的砌砖工人一天能砌数百块砖。
学徒砌砖工人
As an apprentice bricklayer, he earned a modest wage.
作为学徒砌砖工人，他的工资不高。
当砌砖工人
She works as a bricklayer for a local construction firm.
她在一家本地建筑公司当砌砖工人。
成为砌砖工人
He decided to become a bricklayer after leaving school.
他毕业后决定成为一名砌砖工人。
豪饮；狂饮
He drinks like a bricklayer on weekends.
他周末总是豪饮。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
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brick（砖）+ layer（铺设者）→ 铺砖的人，即砌砖工人。想象工人把砖一块块铺成墙。
语域：neutral 常见场景：建筑工地、职业介绍、日常对话 该词是常见职业名词，通常用于日常交流、职业介绍或建筑相关话题，语气中性，不带有明显的正式或俚语色彩。
The ending '-ayer' in these words is pronounced /eɪ.ɚ/ and rhymes with the final part of 'bricklayer' (/kleɪ.ɚ/). Note: 'prayer' meaning 'a prayer (words said to God)' is pronounced /prer/ (like 'air') and does not rhyme; 'mayor' has the same sound but is spelled '-or'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.