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engineer

UK /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/US /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr/

词源

源自拉丁语 'ingeniator'(设计者),后经古法语 'engigneor' 演变而来,最初指军事机械的设计者。

noun

❶ 工程师,指运用科学和技术知识设计、建造或维护机器、结构、系统等的人。

“She is a software engineer at a tech company.”

(她是一家科技公司的软件工程师。)

“The civil engineer designed the new bridge.”

(这位土木工程师设计了这座新桥。)

同义词:technician, designer, builder

verb

❶ 精心策划或设计某事物,通常指通过巧妙安排实现特定目标。

“He engineered a plan to save the company from bankruptcy.”

(他精心策划了一个计划,使公司免于破产。)

“She engineered a meeting between the two rivals.”

(她巧妙安排了两个竞争对手之间的会面。)

同义词:plan, orchestrate, devise

常见短语

software engineer — 软件工程师,负责设计、开发和维护软件系统的人。

“He became a software engineer after graduating from university.”

(他大学毕业后成为了一名软件工程师。)

engineer a solution — 设计或策划一个解决方案,通常用于复杂问题的解决。

“The team worked hard to engineer a solution to the technical challenge.”

(团队努力设计了一个解决方案来应对技术挑战。)