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a cobbler
指一位鞋匠时用不定冠词 a。
My grandfather was a cobbler.
我祖父是个补鞋匠。
补鞋匠；鞋匠
cobblers — plural of cobbler
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
补鞋匠；鞋匠
cobbler
My grandfather was a cobbler.
我祖父是个补鞋匠。
修鞋匠,也兼制鞋
A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
铺鹅卵石的工人
A roadworker who lays cobbles.
北安普敦郡人(该地传统上为制鞋中心)
A person from Northamptonshire (traditionally a centre for shoemaking)
鞋匠
a person who makes or repairs shoes
The cobbler repaired the worn soles of my favorite boots.
这位补鞋匠修好了我最喜欢的靴子磨损的鞋底。
She took her broken sandals to the cobbler around the corner.
她把坏掉的凉鞋带到街角的那位补鞋匠那里。
The cobbler uses strong thread and a small hammer to mend shoes.
这位补鞋匠用结实的线和一把小锤子修鞋。
指一位鞋匠时用不定冠词 a。
My grandfather was a cobbler.
我祖父是个补鞋匠。
特指说话双方都知道的那位鞋匠时用定冠词 the。
The cobbler repaired my boots.
那个补鞋匠修好了我的靴子。
cobbler 的复数形式 cobblers 表示多位鞋匠。
The cobblers in the old town are very skilled.
老城里的补鞋匠们手艺很好。
Not this
He is cobbler.
Use this
He is a cobbler.
cobbler 是可数名词单数，表示职业时前面需要加不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
I need to cobbler my shoes.
Use this
I need to cobble my shoes.
cobbler 是名词，意为“鞋匠”；表示“修鞋”要用动词 cobble。把名词当动词用是词性混淆错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
补鞋匠的店铺
He took his boots to the cobbler's shop.
他把靴子拿到补鞋匠的店铺去修。
当地的补鞋匠
The local cobbler has been fixing shoes for thirty years.
当地的补鞋匠已经修鞋三十年了。
把鞋送去给补鞋匠修
I need to take these shoes to a cobbler.
我需要把这些鞋送去给补鞋匠修。
补鞋的手艺（职业）
He learned the cobbler's trade from his grandfather.
他从祖父那里学会了补鞋这行手艺。
村里的补鞋匠
The village cobbler was known for his quality work.
村里的补鞋匠以手艺精湛而闻名。
鞋匠的孩子没鞋穿；只顾别人、不顾自己
The professor's own kids can barely read — the cobbler's children have no shoes.
那位教授自己的孩子几乎不识字——真是鞋匠的孩子没鞋穿。
别在自己不擅长的事情上指手画脚；各守本分
When he started giving medical advice, I told him to let the cobbler stick to his last.
当他开始提医疗建议时，我告诉他别在自己不擅长的事情上指手画脚。
一派胡言；胡说八道
His excuse for being late was a load of cobblers.
他迟到的借口纯属胡说八道。
说实话，先生，我赖以生存的就是这把锥子：我是个补鞋匠。
A line from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, spoken by a cobbler in a pun on 'awl' and 'all'.
这是莎士比亚《凯撒大帝》中的一句台词，由一名皮匠说出，玩了一个'锥子'与'全部'的谐音双关。
皮匠的孩子没有鞋穿。
A proverb meaning that a professional often neglects his own needs at home; sometimes the cobbler himself is referenced.
这则谚语意为专业人士往往忽视自家需求；有时也指皮匠自己光着脚。
Use cobblers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
cobbler = cobble（修补）+ -er（人）：补鞋匠。想象他拿锤子敲敲打打修补旧鞋。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、职业介绍、店铺招牌 cobbler 指修鞋或制鞋的人，属于日常可用的普通词，多用于口语或职业介绍中。现代生活中修鞋店仍常见，但该词也带有一点传统或老派色彩。
与 cobbler /ˈkɑblɚ/ 完全押韵（重读元音 /ɑ/ 及之后的 /blɚ/ 一致）的词有 gobbler、wobbler、hobbler、squabbler。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词：cobble /ˈkɑbəl/（不是 /blɚ/）、nobler /ˈnoʊblɚ/（元音不同）、bobber /ˈbɑbɚ/（缺少 /l/）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.