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signalman
信号员；铁路信号员
核心释义
a railroad employee in charge of signals and switches in a railroad yard
- 1.
负责操作铁路信号和道岔的人。
Somebody employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.
- 2.
负责发送信号的武装部队成员。
A member of the armed forces responsible for signalling.
- 3.
通过提供不同视角来指挥索具或起重机操作的人。
Somebody employed to direct rigging or crane operations by providing a different point of view.
负责操作铁路信号和道岔的人。；负责发送信号的武装部队成员。；通过提供不同视角来指挥索具或起重机操作的人。；信号手
用法In use
The signalman raised the green flag to let the train leave the station.
用法提示：signalman 为名词，指铁路信号员，此处作主语。
Signalmen work in small huts beside the railway tracks.
用法提示：signalmen 是 signalman 的复数形式，指多位铁路信号员，作主语。
The signalman explained how the signals were controlled in the old days.
用法提示：the signalman 为名词短语作主语，指这位铁路信号员。
be a signalman
signalman 是可数名词，指铁路信号员；表示职业时可用 be + a/an + 职业名词。
He is a signalman in the railroad yard.
他是铁路车场的一名信号员。
[number] signalmen
signalman 的复数形式是 signalmen，不是 signalmans；与数字连用要用复数形式。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- railroad signalman
- 铁路信号员
- The railroad signalman checked the signals before the train arrived.铁路信号员在火车到达前检查了信号。
- signalman on duty
- 值班信号员
- The signalman on duty noticed the red light and stopped the train.值班信号员注意到红灯，让列车停了下来。
- experienced signalman
- 经验丰富的信号员
- An experienced signalman can handle several tracks at once.经验丰富的信号员能同时处理多条轨道。
- work as a signalman
- 担任信号员
- After his training, he worked as a signalman for twenty years.培训结束后，他担任了二十年的信号员。
- chief signalman
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 signalman 拆成 signal（信号）+ man（人）：铁路边管信号灯的人，就是信号员。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：铁路运营、铁路岗位描述、铁路新闻报道 signalman 通常用于铁路行业，指负责信号和道岔的铁路员工，多出现在正式或职业相关的语境中。口语中较少直接使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The final -man in signalman is unstressed and pronounced /mən/, as in gentleman /ˈdʒentlmən/, postman /ˈpoʊstmən/, and policeman /pəˈliːsmən/. Be careful: man /mæn/ and snowman /ˈsnoʊmæn/ keep the full vowel /mæn/, so they do not match the ending sound. The first part signal is the same as the standalone word signal /ˈsɪɡnəl/.
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