Word · Frequency #25423
engraver
雕刻师；雕工
a skilled worker who carves or etches designs or text onto a surface
- 1.
a person who engraves
雕刻师
- 2.
a tool used in this process
雕刻工具
版画家；版画师；雕刻师；雕刻工具；雕工
In use
The engraver carefully carved the names into the silver cup.
She works as an engraver at a small workshop, making personalized gifts.
The museum hired an engraver to restore the old stone inscription.
an engraver of [material]
of 后常接雕刻的材料或对象，如 wood、metal、glass。
He was an engraver of wood and metal.
他是木版和金属版雕刻师。
work as an engraver
work as 后接职业名词，通常用不定冠词，表示从事该职业。
She works as an engraver for a printing company.
她在一家印刷公司做雕刻师。
an engraver who [verb phrase]
who 引导的定语从句用来补充说明雕刻师的工作或成就。
The engraver who carved this design is famous.
雕刻这个图案的雕刻师很有名。
be by an engraver
be by 后接 engraver 时，表示作品由某位雕刻师或版画家创作。
These prints are by a well-known engraver.
这些版画出自一位知名版画家之手。
Common mistakes
He is a engraver.He is an engraver.
engraver 以元音音素 /ɪ/ 开头，不定冠词应用 an，而不是 a；用 a 会破坏冠词与发音的搭配规则。
She is an engraving.She is an engraver.
engraving 指雕刻作品或雕刻行为，而指“雕刻师”这一职业/身份须用指人名词 engraver；把 -ing 名词当人用是误用。
Use an engraver to cut the design into the metal.Use a graver to cut the design into the metal.
engraver 只表示“雕刻师”（人），雕刻用的工具是 graver（或 burin）。把工具说成 engraver 是混淆了施事者与工具的名称。
Connections
Collocations
- master engraver
- 雕刻大师；版画大师
- The master engraver is also a printmaker.这位雕刻大师也是版画家。
- wood engraver
- 木刻师；木版雕刻师
- The wood engraver carved the illustration into the block.木刻师把插图刻进了木版。
- copperplate engraver
- 铜版雕刻师
- The copperplate engraver was famous for his fine detail.这位铜版雕刻师以精细的细节闻名。
- skilled engraver
- 技艺精湛的雕刻师
- A skilled engraver can produce very fine lines.技艺精湛的雕刻师能刻出极精细的线条。
- professional engraver
- 专业雕刻师
- The professional engraver uses specialized tools.专业雕刻师使用专用工具。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 grave（墓碑）：engraver 把字母刻进石碑，记住 en+grave+er = 在石上雕刻的人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：craft workshop、museum exhibit、historical biography engraver 通常指以雕刻或蚀刻为业的工匠，在口语和书面语中都较常用，因此定为中性；多用于工艺、职业介绍或历史类描写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-eɪvə/ 结尾，与 engraver（inˈgreivə）押韵。注意 beaver（ˈbiːvə）拼写相似但元音是 /iː/，不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.