Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #1889
engineers
工程师
engineers is the plural of engineer.
A person who is trained or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, applying scientific knowledge to design, build, or maintain machines, structures, or systems.
- 1.
A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.
从事设计或建造军事工程或其他工程的士兵。
- 2.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
工程师
- 3.
A person professionally engaged in the technical design and construction of large-scale private and public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, railways, roads, etc.; a civil engineer.
专业从事大型私人和公共工程技术设计和建造的人,如桥梁、建筑、港口、铁路、公路等;土木工程师。
- 4.
the operator of a railway locomotive
火车司机
- 5.
Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally), a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.
最初指从事设计、建造或维护发动机或机械的人;现在(更广泛地)指任何工程分支的合格或专业从事的人,或正在学习的人。
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Preceded by a qualifying word: a person who uses abilities or knowledge to manipulate events or people.
前面加限定词:利用能力或知识操控事件或人的人。
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An honorific title given to engineers before their name.
在工程师名字前的荣誉称号。
土木工程师;火车司机;军事工程师;操纵者;策划者;工程师(尊称)
In use
My uncle works as a civil engineer for a large construction company.
The engineer blew the whistle as the train approached the station.
After graduating, she became a software engineer at a tech startup.
be an engineer
My brother is an engineer.
我哥哥是一名工程师。
work as an engineer
She works as an engineer at a construction company.
她在一家建筑公司担任工程师。
a (field) engineer
名词前可加领域限定词,如'civil', 'mechanical'等。
He is a software engineer.
Connections
Collocations
- civil engineer
- 土木工程师
- The civil engineer designed the bridge.土木工程师设计了这座桥。
- software engineer
- 软件工程师
- She works as a software engineer at a tech company.她在一家科技公司做软件工程师。
- mechanical engineer
- 机械工程师
- My brother is a mechanical engineer.我哥哥是机械工程师。
- electrical engineer
- 电气工程师
- He is an electrical engineer specializing in power systems.他是一名电气工程师,专攻电力系统。
- chief engineer
- 总工程师
- The chief engineer oversaw the project.总工程师监督了这个项目。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想engineer中的engine(引擎),工程师就是操纵引擎、解决实际问题的专家。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或专业场合,指运用科学知识解决实际问题的人,常见于工程、技术等领域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the ending sound /ɪr/ (stressed) as in engineer. However, beware that words like 'engine' (/ˈɛn.dʒɪn/) or 'engineering' end differently.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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