engineers

UK //ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪəz//US //ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪrz//

词源

源自中古英语 enginour，来自古法语 engigneor，基于拉丁语 ingenium（天赋、才能）。

❶ 工程师，指受过专业训练、从事设计、建造或维护机器、结构、系统等工作的专业人员。

“The engineers are working on a new bridge design.”

（工程师们正在设计一座新桥梁。）

“Software engineers develop applications for computers and mobile devices.”

（软件工程师为电脑和移动设备开发应用程序。）

同义词:technicians, designers, developers

❶ 精心设计或策划某事，通常指通过巧妙安排实现特定目标。

“She engineered a successful marketing campaign for the new product.”

（她为新产品的营销活动进行了精心策划并取得成功。）

“The politician was accused of engineering the election results.”

（这位政治家被指控操纵选举结果。）

同义词:plan, orchestrate, devise

reverse engineer — 通过拆解分析现有产品来理解其工作原理或设计方法。

“The team reverse engineered the competitor's device to improve their own design.”