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be a watchmaker
watchmaker 是可数名词，指职业时通常与不定冠词 a 连用。
His grandfather was a watchmaker.
他的祖父是一位钟表匠。
钟表匠
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钟表匠
a person who makes or repairs watches
His grandfather was a watchmaker.
他的祖父是一位钟表匠。
制作和/或维修手表的手艺人或公司。
A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches.
The old watchmaker used a magnifying glass to repair the tiny gears.
老钟表匠用放大镜修理微小的齿轮。
My uncle has been a watchmaker for over twenty years and can fix almost any clock.
我叔叔当钟表匠二十多年了，几乎任何钟表都能修。
The watchmaker carefully polished the watch case before handing it back to the customer.
钟表匠仔细擦拭表壳，然后把它交还给顾客。
watchmaker 是可数名词，指职业时通常与不定冠词 a 连用。
His grandfather was a watchmaker.
他的祖父是一位钟表匠。
work as + 职业名词 表示“从事……职业”。
She works as a watchmaker.
她以钟表匠为业。
to a watchmaker 表示把物品交给钟表匠修理或维护。
I took my watch to a watchmaker.
我把手表拿到钟表匠那里去修。
Not this
He is watchmaker.
Use this
He is a watchmaker.
watchmaker 是可数名词单数，作表语时不能单独使用，必须加不定冠词 a。
Not this
There are many watchmaker in that shop.
Use this
There are many watchmakers in that shop.
watchmaker 是可数名词，many 后要用复数形式，因此需要加 -s 变为 watchmakers。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
技艺精湛的钟表匠
He is a skilled watchmaker who can repair antique clocks.
他是一位技艺精湛的钟表匠，能修理古董钟表。
瑞士钟表匠
The Swiss watchmaker is known for precision.
这位瑞士钟表匠以精准闻名。
制表大师
The master watchmaker assembled the movement by hand.
这位制表大师手工组装机芯。
钟表店
I left my watch at the watchmaker's shop for repair.
我把手表留在钟表店修理。
钟表匠的工具
A watchmaker's tools are small and precise.
钟表匠的工具小巧而精密。
钟表学徒
The apprentice watchmaker learns to file tiny gears.
这位钟表学徒学习锉削微小的齿轮。
盲眼钟表匠
The blind watchmaker is a metaphor for natural selection, not a literal watchmaker.
盲眼钟表匠是自然选择的比喻，并非字面上的钟表匠。
钟表匠类比
The watchmaker analogy argues that complexity in nature points to a designer.
钟表匠类比认为，自然界中的复杂性指向一位设计者。
它就是那位盲眼钟表匠。
In The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins writes this about natural selection.
理查德·道金斯在《盲眼钟表匠》中这样描述自然选择。
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助记：watch（手表）+ maker（制造者）→ 制造手表的人，即钟表匠。
语域：neutral 常见场景：occupation、watch repair 该词为中性语域，多用于职业介绍、维修服务或日常对话中，没有特别的正式或非正式倾向。
可数名词，指制造或修理钟表的人。
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