engineer
UK/endʒɪ'nɪə/US/.endʒi'niә/
NGSL 2kIELTS中考高考四级六级考研A1
释义
n.
A person who designs, builds, or maintains machines, structures, or systems
工程师
v.
To skillfully design or arrange something, often by cunning means
设计，策划；（巧妙地）促成
词根拆分
词根派生engine使成为，置于
+
-er生，产生
=engineer
engine + -er（施动者）= 最初「制造 engine（巧妙装置）的人」。因为 engineer 是机巧装置的行家，动词 to engineer 引申为「凭本事或手腕安排、促成」——engineer a deal（促成交易）、engineer a takeover（策划收购）。
常用搭配
- 1.software engineer软件工程师
- 2.civil engineer土木工程师
- 3.engineer a deal策划一笔交易
- 4.chief engineer总工程师
例句
- 1.
She works as a software engineer at a startup.
她在一家初创公司做软件工程师。
- 2.
Critics say the merger was engineered behind closed doors.
批评者说这桩合并是暗中策划的。
- 3.
Engineers are testing the new bridge design.
工程师们正在测试新的桥梁设计。