新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

engineer

英  [ˌendʒɪˈnɪə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • engineers

    1[C 可数名词] 工程师

    An engineer is a person who uses scientific knowledge to design, construct, and maintain engines and machines or structures such as roads, railways, and bridges.

    双语例句

    例:

    Structural engineers assessed the damage to the building.

    结构工程师评估了大楼的损坏情况。

    例:

    one of the engineers who designed the railway.

    设计该铁路的工程师之一。

    2[C 可数名词] 维修师

    An engineer is a person who repairs mechanical or electrical devices.

    双语例句

    例:

    They send a service engineer to fix the disk drive.

    他们派一位维修师来修理磁盘驱动器。

    3[C 可数名词] 轮机师

    An engineer is a person who is responsible for maintaining the engine of a ship while it is at sea.

    VERB. 动词
  • engineers , engineering , engineered

    1[T 及物动词] 设计制造

    When a vehicle, bridge, or building is engineered, it is planned and constructed using scientific methods.

    双语例句

    例:

    Its spaceship was engineered by Bert Rutan, renowned for designing the Voyager.

    它的飞船由伯特·鲁坦设计建造,此人因设计“旅行者”飞船而闻名。

    2[T 及物动词] 策划

    If you engineer an event or situation, you arrange for it to happen, in a clever or indirect way.

    双语例句

    例:

    The takeover was engineered by company directors.

    这次收购是由公司经理们策划的。