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
bricklayers — plural of bricklayer
用砖建造墙壁等物的工匠；擅长砌砖的工匠
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。
用法提示：bricklayer在这里是名词，指砌砖工人。
My uncle works as a bricklayer on a construction site.
我叔叔在建筑工地上当砌砖工人。
用法提示：bricklayer作可数名词，表示职业身份。
The bricklayer finished the garden wall before noon.
砌砖工人在中午前砌完了花园围墙。
用法提示：bricklayer作主语，指从事砌砖工作的工人。
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。
mason 也指石匠，适用范围比 bricklayer 广；正式或泛指时可用，但若强调砌砖，用 bricklayer 更准确。
brickie 是英式非正式口语，语气轻松，不适合正式或书面表达；正式场合宜用 bricklayer。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is bricklayer.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a bricklayer worker.
正确表达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。
bricklayer 专指用砖块砌墙的工人；mason 更宽泛，可指用石料或砖块施工的工匠。
bricklayer 砌的是砖，stonemason 主要加工或砌筑天然石块，两者材料不同。
bricklayer 指人；bricklaying 指砌砖这个动作或行业。
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。
brick（砖） + lay（铺设） + -er（表示人）；也可以看作 brick + layer。同根词：bricklaying（砌砖）、brickwork（砖砌物）；同缀词：teacher（教师）、worker（工人）。
砌砖时用于粘合砖块的材料，是砌砖工常用之物。
砌砖工用来涂抹和刮平砂浆的工具。
指用砖石等砌筑的结构或工艺，属于砌砖工的工作领域。
砌砖工在高处砌墙时使用的临时工作平台。
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)
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.