Word · Frequency #5082
turner
车工
a person who operates a lathe
- 1.
One who or that which turns.
旋转的人或物。
- 2.
An acrobat or gymnast, especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.
杂技演员或体操运动员,尤其是(历史上)德国体操协会的成员,德国裔美国人的体操俱乐部,也作为民族主义政治团体。
- 3.
A person who has Turner syndrome.
患有特纳综合征的人。
- 4.
A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.
在车床上旋转和成型木材等的人。
- 5.
A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
用于翻转食物的厨房用具。
- 6.
A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
一种鸽子品种；翻筋斗鸽。
- 7.
A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.
一种非常干燥的球场,球容易旋转。
体育协会会员；旋转的人或物。；杂技演员或体操运动员,尤其是(历史上)德国体操协会的成员,德国裔美国人的体操俱乐部,也作为民族主义政治团体。；患有特纳综合征的人。；在车床上旋转和成型木材等的人。
In use
The turner carefully shaped the metal rod on the lathe.
My grandfather was a skilled turner who made furniture legs.
The apprentice learned from the master turner how to cut threads.
a [adj] turner
指操作车床的工人。
He is a skilled turner.
他是一位熟练的车工。
a turner in [sports club]
指体育协会的会员，常用于德国体操传统。
She is a turner in the local gymnastics club.
她是当地体操俱乐部的一名会员。
Common mistakes
He hired two turner to work in the lathe shop.He hired two turners to work in the lathe shop.
Connections
Collocations
- skilled turner
- 熟练的车工
- The skilled turner produced precise metal parts.这位熟练的车工生产出精确的金属零件。
- apprentice turner
- 学徒车工
- The apprentice turner learned to read blueprints.学徒车工学习阅读蓝图。
- professional turner
- 专业车工
- A professional turner can operate multiple lathes.专业车工能操作多台车床。
- turner's lathe
- 车工的车床
- The turner's lathe was recently calibrated.车工的车床最近校准过了。
Pop culture & quotes
- My name is Nat Turner.
- 我的名字是纳特·特纳。In the 2016 film 'The Birth of a Nation', the protagonist Nat Turner declares his identity before leading a slave rebellion.在2016年电影《一个国家的诞生》中，主角纳特·特纳在领导奴隶起义前宣布了自己的身份。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
车工转动工件，体育会员转身参与。
Context & Register
Industrial workshop (lathe operator) or sports club (member); neutral register.
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'burner', 'learner', and 'earner' rhyme with 'turner' as they share the same stressed vowel and ending sound. Be cautious with lookalikes that do not share this pronunciation.
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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