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IELTS BNC: 1889 COCA: 1997

engineer

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Related topics: Occupations, Engineering, Transport
en·gi·neer1 /ˌendʒəˈnɪə $ -ˈnɪr/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countableC]  
1  BOTEsomeone whose job is to design or build roads, bridges, machines etc 工程师；设计师
mechanical/electrical/software etc engineer 机械/电气/软件等工程师
 He trained as a civil engineer (=one who designs and builds roads, bridges etc).
他接受过土木工程师培训。
2. BOTTsomeone whose job is to take care of the engines on a ship or aircraft 〔船上的〕轮机手；〔飞机上的〕机械师
3  British EnglishBrEBOTE someone whose job is to repair electrical equipment or machines 机修工；技工
service/maintenance engineer 维修技工
4. American EnglishAmEBOTT someone whose job is driving a train 火车司机
Examples from the Corpus
engineer• a civil engineer• a flight engineer• I became 110 Women in Engineering an electrical engineer, by the way, because I was terrified of machines.• Hewlett-Packard asks customers to make presentations describing their needs to its engineers.• They made a point of recruiting fledgling Latino engineers into the organization.• Mercedes-Benz's proud engineers also loathe being lumped in with companies making everything from washing machines to weapons.• As a recording engineer for the Beach Boys and other bands, Stephen Desper experimented with all sorts of sound technology.• Among our sample were six engineers who, with differing motives, had been mature entrants to the profession.• a software engineer• Without the models, the engineers had difficulty communicating at all.• He says the engineers were unable to explain why the cars were so slow.
mechanical/electrical/software etc engineer• I became 110 Women in Engineering an electrical engineer, by the way, because I was terrified of machines.• Her husband was an electrical engineer who wanted only to be a poet.• The variety of careers for mechanical engineers is enormous.• Wagner set his sights on a degree in electrical engineering, and he followed his star with a fervid intensity.• But to engineers - particularly mechanical engineers - patent law is something to be aware of.• Derek Morrison, the present Electrical Engineer, is second from the right. 3.• Jerome Coonen, one of the software engineers, spoke for the entire team.
service/maintenance engineer• Such systems offer scope to allow aircraft maintenance engineers to transfer between aircraft types more easily.• Computer service engineer - installing and maintaining computer systems and carrying out repairs when breakdowns occur.• Access to Gas Services Installation Short cut course to gas services engineering for central heating and related areas.• In addition, there was one passenger on board, a ground service engineer who was to supervise ground handling at transit stops.• In the far more complex factory environment the skilled maintenance engineer is likely to have a role for some considerable time yet.• In 1989, he was promoted to project engineer, and, in 1995, he was promoted to technical services engineer.• Consider for example the maintenance engineer operating as a diagnostician.• Sometimes the maintenance engineer is dealing with a type of failure he has never had before.
Related topics: Engineering
engineer2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  PLANto make something happen by skilful secret planning 策划，谋划
 powerful enemies who engineered his downfall
密谋导致他垮台的强大敌人
 Perhaps she could engineer a meeting between them?
或许她可以好好安排一下让他们见一面？
2  to change the genetic structure of a plant, animal etc 改变〔动植物等〕的基因结构 SYN genetically modify
 the dangers of engineering native plants
改变本地植物基因结构的风险
 genetically engineered crops
转基因农作物
3  technicalTE to design and plan the building of roads, bridges, machines, etc 设计〔公路、桥梁、机器等〕
n The car is engineered to drive smoothly at high speeds.
n Grammar
Engineer is often passive in this meaning.
Examples from the Corpus
engineer• Before they could engineer an escape, they had to be sure that none of the guards were suspicious.• The socialist party secretly engineered the defeat of the government.• Sakakida engineered the escape of nearly 500 prisoners of war.• This computer has been specially engineered to run the latest operating systems.
genetically engineered• Personally I want genetically engineered foods and anything containing genetically engineered food ingredients banned.• The concern comes after a reported increase in deaths of diabetic patients, most relying on genetically engineered human insulin.• GEMs are genetically engineered micro-organisms and finding them again could prove vital.• Once released, genetically engineered organisms become part of our ecosystem.• Secondly, there is a need to determine how genetically engineered organisms will react when released into the environment.• If insects learned to adapt to genetically engineered plants, the result could be widespread crop failure and famine, critics warn.• If the product is approved, genetically engineered tomatoes could be on the supermarket shelves by 1993.• One of the first commercial products to derive from this biotechnology is likely to be genetically engineered tomatoes.
From Longman Business Dictionary
engineeren·gi·neer1 /ˌendʒəˈnɪə-ˈnɪr/ noun [countableC]JOB
1someone who designs the way roads, bridges, machines, electrical equipment etc are built
He is an engineer with an oil company.
→ product engineer → project engineer → sales engineer
2chemical/civil/electrical etc engineer one who works in chemical etc engineering
software engineers and computer scientists
engineerengineer2 verb [transitiveT]
1to arrange something by clever, careful, and often secret, planning
Nobody knew who had engineered the minister’s downfall.
2to design and plan the construction of roads, machines, software etc
Our company engineers machine parts for the automobile industry.
en·gi·neer1 nounengineer2 verb →n GRAMMAR1
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