Phrase
engine driver
noun
火车司机
a person who drives a railway engine
- 1.
the operator of a railway locomotive
铁路机车的操作员
铁路机车的操作员；司机；引擎驾驶
In use
The engine driver waved to us as the train pulled out of the station.
After twenty years as an engine driver, he knew every signal along the line.
The engine driver stopped the train quickly when he saw the fallen tree on the tracks.
a/an engine driver
表示职业时常用不定冠词
He became an engine driver after training.
他经过培训后成为了一名火车司机。
the engine driver
特指某位司机时用定冠词
The engine driver waved as the train passed.
火车经过时，火车司机挥了挥手。
engine driver + verb (drives/operates)
engine driver 作为主语
The engine driver drives the train safely.
火车司机安全地驾驶着火车。
work as an engine driver
表示从事该职业的常见结构
My uncle works as an engine driver.
我叔叔是一名火车司机。
Common mistakes
He works as an engineer on the railway.He works as an engine driver on the railway.
美式英语中'engineer'可指火车司机，但英式英语标准用法为'engine driver'。学习者常混淆英美差异。
My father is an engine driver of a bus.My father is a bus driver.
'engine driver'特指火车司机，不用于其他车辆。学习者因中文'司机'泛指而误用。
Connections
Confusing words
- engineer
- 火车司机（美式） · engineer 在美式英语中可指火车司机，而 engine driver 是英式英语。注意区分：engineer 更常指工程师。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.