英语词汇“carpenter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

carpenter

/ˈkɑːp(ə)ntə

noun

A person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.Tom Searles worked as a carpenter repairing the inside of the wooden mills and stayed for seventeen years....

I once gave a contract to a local carpenter for some repairs on my house.
His estimated cost for repairs seemed high, so I hired a carpenter at about half the price.

Synonyms

woodworker, joiner, cabinetmaker;

Scottish & Northern English wright

British informal chippy, Chips

verb [with object]

1Make by shaping wood: the rails were carpentered very skilfully...

Lysaght resurrected these boards and carpentered them into simple structures: a bridge, a wishing well, a coach and tree planters.
The wooden boxes were carpentered together, and even the fabricated metal pieces were made relatively roughly.

1.1 [no object] Do the work of a carpenter: she carpenters and goes on archaeological digs...

I've had a go at carpentering today and fixed the upstairs loo door that was very tight to close.
Larry left every day with his lunchbox to rejoin his mates on the construction sites, or carpentered for the neighbours.
The pigs use the harness-room as a headquarters where they study blacksmithing, carpentering and so on from books they find in the farmhouse.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) 'carriage (maker)', from carpentum 'wagon', of Gaulish origin; related to car.

This comes via Old French from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) ‘carriage (-maker)’. The base is late Latin carpentum ‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin.

单词	carpenter
释义	carpenter /ˈkɑːp(ə)ntə / noun A person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.Tom Searles worked as a carpenter repairing the inside of the wooden mills and stayed for seventeen years.... I once gave a contract to a local carpenter for some repairs on my house. His estimated cost for repairs seemed high, so I hired a carpenter at about half the price. Synonyms woodworker, joiner, cabinetmaker; Scottish & Northern English wright British informal chippy, Chips verb [with object] 1Make by shaping wood: the rails were carpentered very skilfully... Lysaght resurrected these boards and carpentered them into simple structures: a bridge, a wishing well, a coach and tree planters. The wooden boxes were carpentered together, and even the fabricated metal pieces were made relatively roughly. 1.1 [no object] Do the work of a carpenter: she carpenters and goes on archaeological digs... I've had a go at carpentering today and fixed the upstairs loo door that was very tight to close. Larry left every day with his lunchbox to rejoin his mates on the construction sites, or carpentered for the neighbours. The pigs use the harness-room as a headquarters where they study blacksmithing, carpentering and so on from books they find in the farmhouse. Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) 'carriage (maker)', from carpentum 'wagon', of Gaulish origin; related to car. This comes via Old French from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) ‘carriage (-maker)’. The base is late Latin carpentum ‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin.
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