| 单词 | set-up man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasset-up man set-up man n. (a) U.S. (see quot. 1953); (b) North American a man who sets up machinery or equipment. ΚΠ 1953 W. S. Burroughs Junkie i. 18 They are always looking for a ‘setup man’, someone to plan jobs and tell them exactly what to do. 1954 Time 12 Apr. Job enlargement (a phrase coined by Yale's Human Relations Expert Charles R. Walker) was formally born in 1943. On a trip through International Business Machine Corp.'s plant at Endicott, N.Y., I.B.M. President (now Chairman) Thomas J. Watson spotted a young woman standing idly by a milling machine. She explained that she was waiting for the ‘machine inspector’ (there was a ‘setup man’, whose task it was to adjust the machine for each new operation, and an inspector, who okayed the adjustment). Actually, she was able to adjust the machine herself, but it was against the plant rules to do so. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 48/2 (advt.) Foreman and set-up man, polyethylene film extrusion, for afternoon shift. 1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. f1/3 (advt.) Willing to train experienced set-up man who has leadership potential. < as lemmas |
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