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work as a dressmaker
as a + 职业名词 表示“作为/从事”某职业，名词前需要冠词。
She works as a dressmaker in a small studio.
她在一间小工作室里做裁缝。
裁缝
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裁缝
someone who makes or mends dresses
She works as a dressmaker in a small studio.
她在一间小工作室里做裁缝。
制作定制女装的裁缝。
A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.
制作或修补连衣裙的人
someone who makes or mends dresses
The dressmaker measured me twice before cutting the fabric.
裁缝在裁剪布料前给我量了两次尺寸。
My aunt takes her evening gowns to a local dressmaker.
我姑妈把她的晚礼服送到当地一位裁缝那里。
The dressmakers in that shop are famous for their elegant wedding dresses.
那家店里的裁缝以制作优雅的婚纱而闻名。
as a + 职业名词 表示“作为/从事”某职业，名词前需要冠词。
She works as a dressmaker in a small studio.
她在一间小工作室里做裁缝。
become 后接职业名词作表语，表示“成为……”，名词前通常加不定冠词。
After learning the trade, she became a dressmaker.
学会这门手艺后，她成了一名裁缝。
who 引导的定语从句修饰 dressmaker，中文常译为“……的裁缝”。
She is a dressmaker who makes wedding dresses.
她是一名制作婚纱的裁缝。
Not this
She is dressmaker.
Use this
She is a dressmaker.
dressmaker 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
The dressmakers makes dresses.
Use this
The dressmakers make dresses.
主语 dressmakers 是复数，动词要用原形 make，不能加 -s；汉语动词没有单复数变化，所以容易用错。
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裁缝用的人体模型
She pinned the fabric on a dressmaker's dummy to check the fit.
她把布料别在裁缝用的人体模型上检查合身度。
裁缝纸样
He traced the dressmaker's pattern onto the cloth.
他把裁缝纸样描到布上。
裁缝店
The dressmaker's shop on the corner repairs evening gowns.
街角的那家裁缝店修理晚礼服。
当裁缝
My aunt worked as a dressmaker for over thirty years.
我姑姑当了三十多年裁缝。
技艺娴熟的裁缝
A skilled dressmaker can turn a simple piece of silk into a beautiful gown.
技艺娴熟的裁缝能把一块普通丝绸变成漂亮的礼服。
裁缝剪刀
These dressmaker's scissors are only for cutting fabric.
这把裁缝剪刀只用来剪布。
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dress（连衣裙）+ maker（制作者）→ 做连衣裙的裁缝。想象裁缝在缝制一条漂亮裙子，记住 dressmaker 专做女装。
语域：neutral 常见场景：职业介绍、服装行业 这是一个中性词，通常指专业制作或缝补连衣裙的裁缝。多用于书面或正式语境，在日常口语中较少出现，但含义清晰。
maker、baker、taker、shaker 均以 /meɪkɚ/ 结尾，与 dressmaker 中次重音的 -maker 部分押韵；shoemaker、homemaker 同样以 -maker 结尾，读音也一致。注意拼写相似的 dresser /ˈdrɛsɚ/ 和 dressing /ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ 虽然以 dress 开头，但读音与 -maker 完全不同，不要混淆。
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