carpenter for sb/sth
carpenter 作动词时不及物，用 for 引出雇主或客户。
He carpentered for a local builder before starting his own business.
他在自己创业之前为当地一家建筑商做木工。
当木匠；做木工
carpentering — present participle of carpenter
从事木匠工作,切割和拼接木材。；从事木工工作；木匠
work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber
从事木匠工作,切割和拼接木材。
To work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber.
从事木工工作
work as a carpenter
一般现在时
He carpenters in the village workshop.
他在村里的作坊做木工活。
一般过去时
She carpentered a sturdy bookshelf last weekend.
她上周末制作了一个结实的书架。
现在完成时
They have carpentered a new wooden gate.
他们已经做了一扇新的木门。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均加-ed。
After dinner, he carpentered a small wooden stool for the kitchen.
晚饭后，他做木工，为厨房做了一张小木凳。
用法提示：carpentered 是动词 carpenter 的过去式，表示“做木工”。
She carpenters every Saturday in her workshop.
她每周六都在自己的工作室里做木工。
用法提示：carpenters 是动词 carpenter 的第三人称单数形式，表示“当木匠/做木工”。
He is carpentering a bookshelf for his daughter.
他正在做木工，给女儿做一个书架。
用法提示：is carpentering 是现在进行时，表示“正在做木工”。
carpenter 作动词时不及物，用 for 引出雇主或客户。
He carpentered for a local builder before starting his own business.
他在自己创业之前为当地一家建筑商做木工。
用 in 或 at 引出做木工的地点。
She spent two years carpentering in a small workshop in the countryside.
她在乡间的一个小作坊里做了两年木工。
for a living 强调以此谋生，比单说 carpentered 更突出职业身份。
He carpenters for a living, just like his father did.
他像他父亲一样，靠做木工谋生。
grammar · medium
易错句子He carpenter for a living.
正确表达He carpenters for a living.
英语一般现在时中，第三人称单数主语（he/she/it）后的动词必须加 -s；汉语动词没有主谓一致，容易漏掉。carpenters 是 carpenter 的第三人称单数形式，所以正确。
grammar · medium
易错句子He carpenter last summer.
正确表达He carpentered last summer.
英语用动词过去式表示过去发生的动作；汉语靠时间词而动词不变，所以容易保留原形。carpentered 是 carpenter 的过去式，与 last summer 搭配表示过去做木工。
以当木匠为生
My uncle carpenters for a living in a small village.
我叔叔在一个小村子里以当木匠为生。
在木工坊里做木工
He carpentered in a workshop for ten years before opening his own shop.
在开自己的店之前，他在一家木工坊里做了十年木工。
把做木工当爱好
She carpenters as a hobby, building tables and shelves on weekends.
她把做木工当爱好，周末做桌子和架子。
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