Word · Frequency #3066
printer
印刷工
someone whose occupation is printing
- 1.
One who makes prints.
制作印刷品的人
- 2.
someone whose occupation is printing
印刷工
- 3.
The operator of a printing press or the owner of a printing business; (metonymic) any printing business.
印刷机操作员或印刷业务的所有者；(转喻)任何印刷业务
- 4.
(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
打印机
- 5.
A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.
通常连接计算机、用于将文本或图像打印到纸上的设备；也可指能制造三维物体的类似设备。
- 6.
a machine that prints
印刷机
制作印刷品的人；印刷机操作员或印刷业务的所有者；(转喻)任何印刷业务；打印机；通常连接计算机、用于将文本或图像打印到纸上的设备；也可指能制造三维物体的类似设备。；印刷机
In use
My uncle works as a printer at a small newspaper.
The printers at the shop use modern machines to make books.
She trained for two years to become a printer.
a/an [adjective] printer
表示特定类型的打印机。
We bought a new printer yesterday.
我们昨天买了一台新打印机。
use a printer
Can you show me how to use the printer?
你能教我如何使用打印机吗？
printer is [adjective]
This printer is very fast.
这台打印机很快。
Connections
Collocations
- laser printer
- 激光打印机
- I need to buy a new laser printer for my office.我需要为办公室买一台新的激光打印机。
- printer cartridge
- 打印机墨盒
- The printer cartridge needs to be replaced.打印机墨盒需要更换。
- printer driver
- 打印机驱动程序
- Install the printer driver before using the device.在使用设备之前安装打印机驱动程序。
- network printer
- 网络打印机
- All employees can access the network printer.所有员工都可以访问网络打印机。
- printer paper
- 打印纸
- We are running low on printer paper.我们的打印纸快用完了。
- printer error
Learner notes
Memory Tip
‘print’意为打印，-er表人或机器，故printer即打印机或印刷工。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：科技、办公室 通常指打印机，多用于科技或办公场景；印刷工的含义在现代英语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words ending in -inter with initial stress and /ɪ/ vowel rhyme with printer. Note that words like 'painter' and 'pointer' look similar but have different vowel sounds (/eɪntɚ/ and /ɔɪntɚ/).
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 2，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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