| 单词 | engineer |
| 释义 | engineer /en'jeuh near"/, n. 1. a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering: a mechanical engineer; a civil engineer. 2. a person who operates or is in charge of an engine. 3. Also called locomotive engineer. Railroads. a person who operates or is in charge of a locomotive. 4. a member of an army, navy, or air force specially trained in engineering work. 5. a skillful manager: a political engineer. v.t. 6. to plan, construct, or manage as an engineer: He's engineered several big industrial projects. 7. to design or create using the techniques or methods of engineering: The motor has been engineered to run noiselessly. 8. to arrange, manage, or carry through by skillful or artful contrivance: He certainly engineered the election campaign beautifully. [1350-1400; ENGINE + -EER; r. ME engin(e)our < AF engineor OF engigneor < ML ingeniator, equiv. to ingenia(re) to design, devise (v. deriv. of ingenium; see ENGINE) + L -tor -TOR] |
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