plumber
n. 水管工人 [法] 堵漏防漏人员
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教材释义与例句
水管工；堵漏人员
释义与例句
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1.
One who works in or with lead.
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2.
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
水管工
管子工
铅管工
水暖工
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A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information.
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In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
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5.
A urologist.
贬义 俚语 医学
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To botch or ruin.
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To work as a plumber.
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To work on (something) as a plumber.
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To do, work, devise (something).
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To equip (something) with plumbing.
非正式 罕用 及物
词汇关系
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词源
From Middle English plumber, from Old French plummier (French plombier); from Latin plumbārius, from plumbum (“lead or lead shot”). The verb sense “to botch” is perhaps from the negative stereotype of the occupation.
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