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be a shoemaker
表示某人的职业或身份时，用不定冠词 a/an。
My grandfather was a shoemaker in this village.
我的祖父是这个村子里的鞋匠。
鞋匠
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鞋匠
a person who makes or repairs shoes
My grandfather was a shoemaker in this village.
我的祖父是这个村子里的鞋匠。
制作鞋子的人；鞋匠。
A person who makes shoes.
鞋匠
a person who makes or repairs shoes
丝鳍鱼。
The threadfish.
一种鱼,即纺锤鲹(学名 Elagatis pinnulatis)。
A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.
The shoemaker repaired the soles of my old boots.
这位鞋匠修好了我旧靴子的鞋底。
My grandfather worked as a shoemaker for thirty years.
我祖父当了三十年鞋匠。
The local shoemaker makes strong leather shoes by hand.
当地鞋匠用手工制作结实的皮鞋。
表示某人的职业或身份时，用不定冠词 a/an。
My grandfather was a shoemaker in this village.
我的祖父是这个村子里的鞋匠。
who 引导定语从句修饰 shoemaker，说明这个人的具体特征。
A shoemaker who only repairs shoes can still be very skilled.
只修鞋的鞋匠也完全可以手艺精湛。
work as + 职业名词，表示“以……为职业”。
She works as a shoemaker in a small workshop.
她在一间小作坊里当鞋匠。
Not this
He is shoemaker.
Use this
He is a shoemaker.
英语中像 shoemaker 这样的单数可数名词表示职业时，前边必须加 a/an；汉语“他是鞋匠”没有冠词，直译容易漏掉 a。
Not this
He is one of the shoemaker in our town.
Use this
He is one of the shoemakers in our town.
one of 后面必须接复数名词，表示“……之一”，所以 shoemaker 要用复数形式 shoemakers。
Not this
She works as a shoe maker.
Use this
She works as a shoemaker.
shoemaker 是固定的复合名词，必须连写成一个词；写成两个词 shoe maker 不是标准拼写。
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技艺精湛的鞋匠
He learned his craft from a master shoemaker.
他从一位技艺精湛的鞋匠那里学到了手艺。
当地鞋匠
I bought these shoes from a local shoemaker.
这双鞋是我从当地一位鞋匠那里买的。
鞋匠学徒
He started as an apprentice shoemaker when he was sixteen.
他十六岁时开始当鞋匠学徒。
当鞋匠
She works as a shoemaker and repairs all kinds of footwear.
她以鞋匠为业，修理各种鞋子。
接受鞋匠培训
He trained as a shoemaker in Florence.
他在佛罗伦萨接受了鞋匠培训。
鞋匠的孩子没鞋穿（比喻只照顾别人，顾不上自己）
The mechanic's own car is always broken down—the shoemaker's children go barefoot.
这位修车工自己的车总是坏——鞋匠的孩子没鞋穿。
鞋匠的老婆鞋最破（比喻家里的人反而得不到照顾）
The dentist's daughter has terrible teeth; the shoemaker's wife is the worst shod.
牙医的女儿牙齿很糟糕；鞋匠的老婆鞋最破。
鞋匠应守着自己的楦头（比喻不要插手自己不懂的事）
When he started criticizing the chef's technique, I wanted to say the shoemaker should stick to his last.
当他开始批评厨师的技术时，我真想说：鞋匠应守着自己的楦头。
鞋匠的孩子光着脚。
The shoemaker's children go barefoot because he spends all day making shoes for other people.
鞋匠的孩子光着脚，因为他整天都在给别人做鞋。
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shoemaker = shoe（鞋）+ maker（制造者），造鞋的人即鞋匠。
语域：neutral 常见场景：occupation listings、historical narratives、craft descriptions shoemaker 属于中性常用词，通常用于职业介绍、行业或历史叙述中；在口语里不一定是日常最常用说法，但本身没有明显正式或随意意味。
以上词都以 /-eɪkɚ/ 结尾，与 shoemaker 中的 -maker 部分押韵。注意：shoelace（/ˈʃuːleɪs/）和 shoehorn（/ˈʃuːhɔːrn/）虽以 shoe- 开头，但发音完全不同，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.