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be an engineer
My brother is an engineer.
我哥哥是一名工程师。
工程师
engineers — plural of engineer
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
工程师
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.
My brother is an engineer.
我哥哥是一名工程师。
从事设计或建造军事工程或其他工程的士兵。
A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.
工程师
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
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。
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.
火车司机
the operator of a railway locomotive
My uncle works as a civil engineer for a large construction company.
我叔叔在一家大型建筑公司担任土木工程师。
The engineer blew the whistle as the train approached the station.
火车司机在火车进站时鸣响了汽笛。
After graduating, she became a software engineer at a tech startup.
毕业后，她在一家科技初创公司成为了一名软件工程师。
My brother is an engineer.
我哥哥是一名工程师。
She works as an engineer at a construction company.
她在一家建筑公司担任工程师。
名词前可加领域限定词，如'civil', 'mechanical'等。
He is a software engineer.
他是一名软件工程师。
Not this
He engineer the system.
Use this
He engineers the system.
动词 engineer 在第三人称单数主语后应加 -s，这是中文学习者常见的动词形式错误。
Not this
I want to an engineer the new device.
Use this
I want to engineer the new device.
错误地将 engineer 作为名词使用，应使用动词原形 engineer。中文的“工程师”只有名词词性，学习者可能混淆词性。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
土木工程师
The civil engineer designed the bridge.
土木工程师设计了这座桥。
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。
机械工程师
My brother is a mechanical engineer.
我哥哥是机械工程师。
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。
总工程师
The chief engineer oversaw the project.
总工程师监督了这个项目。
我是工程师，不是医生！
In Star Trek, the engineer Scotty is known for saying 'I'm an engineer, not a doctor!'
在《星际迷航》中，工程师斯科蒂以说‘我是工程师，不是医生！’而闻名。
Use engineers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
All listed words share the ending sound /ɪr/ (stressed) as in engineer. However, beware that words like 'engine' (/ˈɛn.dʒɪn/) or 'engineering' end differently.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.