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contractor + verb
主语位置，表示承包商执行某项工作。
The contractor built the house in six months.
承包商在六个月内盖好了房子。
承包商；承建商
contractors — plural of contractor
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
承包商；承建商
A person or company that builds, improves, or maintains buildings, structures, or facilities under a contract.
The contractor built the house in six months.
承包商在六个月内盖好了房子。
建造或改善建筑物或结构的人或公司
A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
承包商(个人或公司)
someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
在建筑项目中执行电气或管道等特定任务的人或公司
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
定约桥牌中的叫牌获胜者(可指定王牌花色)
the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
We hired a contractor to renovate our kitchen.
我们雇了一位承包商来翻新厨房。
The contractor promised to finish the office building by June.
承包商承诺在六月前建成办公楼。
Several contractors submitted bids for the bridge project.
几家承包商投标了这座桥梁项目。
主语位置，表示承包商执行某项工作。
The contractor built the house in six months.
承包商在六个月内盖好了房子。
宾语位置，常与hire, find, use等动词搭配。
We hired a contractor to renovate the kitchen.
我们雇了一个承包商来翻新厨房。
后接项目或工作类型，表示负责的具体领域。
They are the main contractor for the bridge project.
他们是那座桥梁项目的主要承包商。
常见形容词有general, licensed, independent, prime等。
He works as an independent contractor.
他是一名独立承包商。
Not this
He contractors for a company.
Use this
He works as a contractor for a company.
contractor是名词，不能用作动词。应使用动词短语'works as a contractor'或直接用名词作表语。
Not this
He is contractor.
Use this
He is a contractor.
可数名词单数前需要冠词'a/an'，表示职业或身份时，必须加冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
总承包商
The general contractor oversees the entire construction project.
总承包商监督整个建筑项目。
独立承包商
She works as an independent contractor for several companies.
她作为独立承包商为多家公司工作。
建筑承包商
We hired a building contractor to renovate our kitchen.
我们雇了一个建筑承包商来翻新厨房。
雇佣承包商
It's important to check references before hiring a contractor.
在雇佣承包商之前检查其资质很重要。
为承包商工作
Many skilled laborers work for a contractor on short-term projects.
许多熟练工人为承包商做短期项目。
承包商协议
Both parties signed a contractor agreement outlining the scope of work.
双方签署了一份概述工作范围的承包商协议。
Use contractors naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想：签合同（contract）的人（-or）就是承包商
建筑行业；商业合同
These words share the ending /ktɚ/ but stress may differ; only words with matching stressed vowel and following sounds are perfect rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.