a calender for doing sth
说明机器的用途时，常用 for + 动名词；也可用 used to do。
The mill installed a calender for smoothing and glazing paper.
这家工厂安装了一台压光机，用来使纸张光滑并上光。
压光工；轧光工；一种机器,用于通过冷压或热压使布料、纸张等表面光滑、均匀、有光泽或波纹状；由两个或多个几乎接触的滚筒组成,并配有必要的移动和调节装置；从事轧光业务的人
A machine that smooths, glazes, or finishes cloth or paper by pressure.
一种机器,用于通过冷压或热压使布料、纸张等表面光滑、均匀、有光泽或波纹状；由两个或多个几乎接触的滚筒组成,并配有必要的移动和调节装置
A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
从事轧光业务的人
One who pursues the business of calendering.
The factory uses a calender to give the fabric a smooth finish.
这家工厂使用轧光机使布料表面光滑。
用法提示：calender作为名词，指用于压光布料的机器。
This old calender still works well for pressing paper sheets.
这台老式轧光机仍然能很好地压平纸张。
用法提示：calender是名词，指一种压光设备。
The calender's rollers apply even pressure to the material.
轧光机的滚筒对材料施加均匀的压力。
用法提示：calender作为名词，通过滚筒实现压光功能。
说明机器的用途时，常用 for + 动名词；也可用 used to do。
The mill installed a calender for smoothing and glazing paper.
这家工厂安装了一台压光机，用来使纸张光滑并上光。
表示把材料送进机器加工时，常用 pass/run sth through a calender。
Workers pass the fabric through a calender to give it a glossy finish.
工人把布料送进压光机处理，使其表面具有光泽。
描述机器结构时，可用 consisting of 引出滚筒等组成部分。
The machine is a calender consisting of two heavy rollers.
这台机器是由两个重型滚筒组成的压光机。
grammar · medium
易错句子I marked the deadline on my calender.
正确表达I marked the deadline on my calendar.
calender 指压光机或压光工，calendar 才是日历、日程表；表示日期或日程时应使用 calendar，不能写成 calender。
grammar · medium
易错句子The paper mill bought three calender last year.
正确表达The paper mill bought three calenders last year.
calender 是可数名词，表示多台设备时要用复数形式 calenders，不能直接用单数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子Calender is a machine that gives paper a smooth surface.
正确表达A calender is a machine that gives paper a smooth surface.
calender 是可数名词单数，泛指一类事物时前面要加不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。
calendar 指记录日期、安排日程的事物（作动词时意为“把…列入日程”），与时间有关；calender 只指把纸张、布料等压光的机器或操作这种机器的人，与日期毫无关系。两者读音几乎相同，拼写只差一个字母，写作时需要按“是否与日期有关”来判断。
colander 是厨房里沥水用的漏勺，读 /ˈkʌləndər/，结尾是 -er；calender 是工业用的压光机，读 /ˈkælɪndər/。判断时看语境是烹饪沥水还是造纸、纺织等生产场景，两者不能互换。
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