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源自中古英语 'wellere'(与井相关的人),由 'well'(井)加后缀 '-er'(从事某职业的人)构成。
❶ 指制造或修理水井的工人,通常负责挖掘、维护或安装水井设备。
“The weller came to fix our broken water pump.”
(井匠来修理我们损坏的水泵。)
“My grandfather was a weller who dug wells by hand.”
(我祖父是一位用手工挖井的井匠。)
old weller — 指经验丰富的井匠,常用于形容在该领域工作多年的人。
“The old weller taught the young apprentices his techniques.”
(那位老井匠向年轻学徒传授了他的技术。)