| 单词 | carpentry |
| 释义 | carpentry noun[U] uk/ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/us/ˈkɑːr.pɪn.tri/theskillorworkof making andrepairingwoodenobjects 木工手艺Compare woodwork Building: carpentry & joinery
carpentry| American Dictionarycarpentry noun[U] us/ˈkɑr·pən·tri/theskillortradeof acarpenter, or theworkdone by acarpenter: Thatstaircaseis abeautifulpieceof carpentry. Examplesofcarpentrycarpentry These include the cattle and goats scheme,carpentryworkshop and beekeeping. From theCambridge English Corpus They returned and squatted in a barn where the steward found him at work, presumably at his trade ofcarpentry. From theCambridge English Corpus The saw mill was expressly erected so as to 'get the better' of his competitors in thecarpentrybusiness. From theCambridge English Corpus Being above necessity, architecture was more than a mundane trade, like masonry orcarpentry, and demanded professionals with taste and distinction. From theCambridge English Corpus There are, however, some services where labour was hired, especially in maize mills, tea rooms andcarpentryshops. From theCambridge English Corpus However, subsequent field inspections showed that some healthy pine and oak trees were being felled forcarpentryand charcoal use. From theCambridge English Corpus Whether described as 'whitewashing', 'painting' or 'rough casting' it meant reinstating the appearance following the inevitable damage done by thecarpentry. From theCambridge English Corpus The most common types of such activities were knitting, the making and repairing of clothes (including making headwear), making artificial flowers,carpentryand photography. From theCambridge English Corpus After dropping out of school, he began acarpentryapprenticeship. From theCambridge English Corpus By the middle of the eighteenth century, books illustratingcarpentryproduced under him were being published and widely copied. From theCambridge English Corpus Two branches of the family had respectively seven and six successive generations present in theircarpentrybusiness. From theCambridge English Corpus He suddenly sees himself back in his childhood, playing in his father'scarpentryworkshop. From theCambridge English Corpus Domesticcarpentryskills were kept alive, within the remnants of a system of apprenticeship. From theCambridge English Corpus Boys good at painting tended to spend time in 'hobbies such ascarpentry', which could of course include painting. From theCambridge English Corpus Syntacticcarpentry: an emergentist approach to syntax. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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