shipwright
🇬🇧 UK/'ʃiprait/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A skilled worker who designs, builds, and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
造船工,造船木匠
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.master shipwright造船大师
- 2.skilled shipwright技艺精湛的造船工匠
- 3.[shipwright's yard]造船厂
- 4.traditional shipwright传统造船工匠
Example Sentences
- 1.
The master shipwright oversaw every detail of the vessel's construction.
- 2.
Skilled shipwrights were in high demand during the age of exploration.
- 3.
He trained as a shipwright and spent his career restoring historic wooden vessels.