a carver of [something]
carver 指以雕刻为业的人,后接 of 说明雕刻的材料或对象。
He is a carver of wooden animal figures.
他是一位雕刻木质动物造型的雕刻匠。
乔治·华盛顿·卡弗
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乔治·华盛顿·卡弗
George Washington Carver (1864–1943), U.S. botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes
He is a carver of wooden animal figures.
他是一位雕刻木质动物造型的雕刻匠。
这里是人名 Carver 的释义,不是“雕刻者/切肉刀”等常见名词义。
雕刻者;雕刻艺术家
Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
餐椅套件中的扶手椅(原供分肉者使用)
An armchair as part of a set of dining chairs (originally for the person who is to carve the meat).
边刃弯曲、可平稳转弯的滑雪板
A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.
The elderly carver patiently shaped a small wooden bird with his chisel.
那位年迈的雕刻匠耐心地用凿子雕出一只小木鸟。
At the fair, we watched a carver turn a branch into a beautiful walking stick.
在集市上,我们看到一位雕刻师把一根树枝变成漂亮的拐杖。
The workshop's carvers use both traditional and modern tools.
这家工作坊的雕刻工匠们同时使用传统和现代工具。
carver 指以雕刻为业的人,后接 of 说明雕刻的材料或对象。
He is a carver of wooden animal figures.
他是一位雕刻木质动物造型的雕刻匠。
表示职业时常用 work as a carver;也可说 work as a carver of wood/stone。
She works as a carver at a stonemason's workshop.
她在石匠铺里做雕刻工。
carver 也可指“切肉刀”,作工具时常用 use ... to ... 结构。
Use a sharp carver to slice the meat evenly.
用一把锋利的切肉刀把肉切得均匀。
Not this
He carver a wooden bird.
Use this
He carves a wooden bird.
carver 是名词(雕刻匠/切肉刀),不是动词;表达“雕刻”要用动词 carve,主语 He 是第三人称单数,所以用 carves。
Not this
Two carver are working.
Use this
Two carvers are working.
carver 是可数名词,复数形式为 carvers;two 后必须用复数,且谓语 are 与复数主语一致。
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木雕师;木雕工匠
The wood carver shaped the block of oak into a bird.
木雕师把橡木块雕刻成了一只鸟。
石雕匠
A stone carver restored the old cathedral statues.
一位石雕匠修复了古老教堂的雕像。
雕刻大师
The master carver taught his students to work with great precision.
雕刻大师教导学生们要极其精准地工作。
电动切肉刀
She used an electric carver to slice the roasted turkey.
她用电动切肉刀切烤火鸡。
牙科雕刻器
The dentist used a dental carver to smooth the filling.
牙医用牙科雕刻器打磨填充物。
Use carver naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 George Washington Carver(读作 carver),记住读音;再想 carve(雕刻)加 -er,就是‘雕刻匠/切肉刀’。
语域:neutral 常见场景:woodcarving workshop、artisan craft carver 作名词表示“雕刻者/雕刻匠”,多用于指从事雕刻的人,属于中性的常见用法;若需区分,可通过搭配(如 a wood carver)明确指“人”。
carve、car、far、father、calm 与 carver 的重读元音相同(/ɑː/);teacher 只与 carver 共享末尾的 /ə/,重读元音不同。注意 carver 拼写中的 -ar- 在 carve、car 中读 /ɑː/,而 calm 的 -al- 也读 /ɑː/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.