| 单词 | craft |
| 释义 | craft (once / 172 pages) 1nv 2n 3n If someone practices a craft, it means that she knows how to make something with her hands, like wooden furniture or hand-knit socks. There are many different meanings of the word craft, but most of them involve skill, whether it's the craft of cheese making or crafting tiny dollhouse furniture or being crafty — good at fooling people. Another meaning of the noun craft is "vehicle," especially a boat or an airplane. The Old English root word, cræft, originally meant "power or physical strength." WORD FAMILYcraft: crafted, crafter, crafting, crafts, crafty+/crafter: crafters/crafty: craftier, craftiest, craftily, craftiness, craftyly USAGE EXAMPLESThese days, such deliberately crafted products are simply too costly to compete for a mass market. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Shining a laser pointer at an occupied air craft is now a misdemeanor offense. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) A lot of intricate craft pieces, artwork, paintings. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the skilled practice of a practical occupation Syn|Hypo|Hyper trade airplane mechanics the craft of building and repairing airplanes auto mechanicsthe craft of building and repairing automobiles basketrythe craft of basket making carpentry, woodwork, woodworkingthe craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood drafting, mechanical drawingthe craft of drawing blueprints dressmakingthe craft of making dresses electrical workthe craft of an electrician interior decoration, interior designthe trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior lumberingthe trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber masonrythe craft of a mason oculismthe craft of an oculist house painting, paintingthe occupation of a house painter papermakingthe craft of making paper pilotage, pilotingthe occupation of a pilot plumbery, plumbingthe occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) potterythe craft of making earthenware pyrotechnics, pyrotechnythe craft of making fireworks cobbling, shoe repairing, shoemakingthe shoemaker's trade roofingthe craft of a roofer sheet-metal workthe craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) shinglingthe laying on of shingles tailoringthe occupation of a tailor tool-and-die workthe craft of making special tools and dies handicrafta craft that requires skillful hands mintageact or process of minting coins tanningmaking leather from rawhide typographythe craft of composing type and printing from it undertakingthe trade of a funeral director upholsterythe craft of upholstering wine making, winemakingthe craft and science of growing grapes and making wine bookbindingthe craft of binding books bricklayingthe craft of laying bricks cabinetry, cabinetworkthe craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) furnishingthe act of decorating a house or room lightingthe craft of providing artificial light cabinetmaking, joinerythe craft of a joiner couturehigh fashion designing and dressmaking sewing, stitchingjoining or attaching by stitches spinningcreating thread weavingcreating fabric knittingcreating knitted wear crochetingcreating a garment of needlework lace making, tattingthe act or art of making handmade lace needlecraft, needleworkwork (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle slatingthe act of laying slates for a roof business, job, line, line of work, occupation the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money 2n skill in an occupation or trade Syn|Hypo|Hyper craftsmanship, workmanship housecraft skill in domestic management priestcraftthe skills involved in the work of a priest stagecraftskill in writing or staging plays tradecraftskill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage watercraftskill in the management of boats woodcraftskill in carving or fashioning objects from wood coup de theatrea sensational bit of stagecraft accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, skill an ability that has been acquired by training 3n people who perform a particular kind of skilled work he represented the craft of brewers Syn|Hyper trade class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum people having the same social, economic, or educational status 4v make by hand and with much skill 2The artisan crafted a complicated tool Hypo|Hyper handcraft make something by hand filigreemake filigree, as with a precious metal fashion, forge make out of components (often in an improvising manner) n a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space 3Exp|Hypo|Hyper H.M.S. Bounty a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat Mayflowerthe ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620 Merrimacan ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North Monitoran ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac Graf Zeppelina large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs B-52United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber USS Colea United States destroyer Old Ironsidesa United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston aircraft a vehicle that can fly ground-effect machine, hovercrafta craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines landing craftnaval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecrafta craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun vessel, watercrafta craft designed for water transportation bareboata vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions boata small vessel for travel on water bogey, bogie, bogyan unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft cruise missilean unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb fishing boat, fishing smack, fishing vessela vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive galley(classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars galleya large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading heavier-than-air crafta non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it ice yacht, iceboat, scootera sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice landera space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet lighter-than-air craftaircraft supported by its own buoyancy LEM, lunar excursion module, lunar modulea spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back patrol boat, patrol shipa vessel assigned to patrol an area sailing ship, sailing vessela vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts shipa vessel that carries passengers or freight shrimpera vessel engaged in shrimping capsule, space capsulea spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space space shuttlea reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere spaceship, starshipa spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) stealth aircraftan aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult weather shipan oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations racing yacht, yachtan expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing vehicle a conveyance that transports people or objects n shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception Syn|Hyper craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
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