单词 | engineer |
释义 | engineer —engineer /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/ aep /-ˈnɪr/ noun [C] A2 a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using scientific principles: » a civil engineer» a mechanical/structural engineer» a software engineerThesaurus+: ↑Civil engineering in generalF0 a person whose job is to repair or control machines, engines, or electrical equipment: » a computer engineer» The engineer is coming to repair our phone tomorrow morning.Thesaurus+: ↑Civil engineering in generalF0 US an engine driver Thesaurus+: ↑Railway workers• • • Extra Examples:» a sound engineer» As an engineer, he was a disaster.» He started his working life as an engineer but later became a teacher.» A top German engineer has been appointed to troubleshoot the cause of the accident.» The engineer soon got the air-conditioning up and running again.verb [T] (ARRANGE) ↑Verb Endings for engineer ► F0 to arrange cleverly and often secretly for something to happen, especially something that is to your advantage: » Left-wing groups engineered a coup against the military government.» I'm trying to engineer a meeting between them.Thesaurus+: ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Plotting and trappingverb [T] (BUILD) ↑Verb Endings for engineer ► F0 to design and build something using scientific principlesThesaurus+: ↑Inventing, designing and innovation , ↑Creating and producingThesaurus+: ↑Creating and producing , ↑Inventing, designing and innovation |
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