engineering
/ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/noun
mass noun
1
- the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures工程学。
1.1
- a field of study or activity concerned with modification or development in a particular area(专业)工程:
software engineering.
软件工程。
2
- the action of working artfully to bring something about筹划, 出谋划策:
if not for his shrewd engineering, the election would have been lost.
要不是因为他的精心筹划, 此次选举是赢不了的。