Word · Frequency #11659
plumbers
水管工人；管子工
plumbers is the plural of plumber.
a worker who installs and repairs pipes, fixtures, and appliances
- 1.
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
- 2.
a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
安装和修理管道、装置和设备的工匠
- 3.
A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information.
安装和修理管道、装置和设备的工匠；水管工人；[法] 堵漏防漏人员
In use
The plumber fixed the leaking pipe under the kitchen sink.
We called a plumber to install a new water heater in the bathroom.
The plumbers arrived early and checked all the drains in the building.
call a plumber to do sth
call 后接职业名称，表示‘请某人来服务’；to do sth 表示目的。
We had to call a plumber to fix the leaking pipe.
我们不得不叫水管工来修理漏水的管子。
work as a plumber
表示‘从事某职业’时用 work as + 职业名词。
She has worked as a plumber for over ten years.
她当水管工已经十多年了。
be a plumber
表示职业时通常用不定冠词 a/an，如 a plumber。
Connections
Collocations
- call a plumber
- 叫水管工
- The bathroom is flooded; we need to call a plumber.浴室被水淹了，我们需要叫水管工。
- emergency plumber
- 紧急水管工
- An emergency plumber arrived at midnight to fix the burst pipe.一名紧急水管工半夜赶来修理爆裂的水管。
- licensed plumber
- 持证水管工
- Always hire a licensed plumber for gas work.做燃气相关的工作时，一定要聘请持证水管工。
- hire a plumber
- 雇用水管工
- They hired a plumber to install the new bathroom sink.他们雇了一名水管工来安装新的浴室水槽。
- local plumber
- 当地水管工
- Ask your neighbors for a reliable local plumber.问问邻居有没有可靠的当地水管工。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
水管工（plumber）弯腰修管时憋（b）住气不出声，所以单词里的 b 不发音。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭水管维修、建筑管道安装、紧急漏水报修 这个词属于中性常用词，通常在日常口语和专业语境中都可以使用，指安装或修理水管、卫生设备等管道的工人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：summer /ˈsʌmɚ/、drummer /ˈdrʌmɚ/、dumber /ˈdʌmɚ/、bummer /ˈbʌmɚ/（元音 /ʌ/ + /mɚ/）。注意 number /ˈnʌmbɚ/ 拼写相似，但 b 要发音，不押韵；climber /ˈklaɪmɚ/ 也含不发音的 b，但元音不同，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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