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The word "engineer" refers to a person who uses scientific knowledge to design, construct, and maintain engines, machines, or structures like roads and bridges. It can also mean a person who repairs mechanical or electrical devices, or a ship's engine operator. As a verb, it means to design and build something using scientific methods, or to cleverly arrange or plan an event or situation.
The word "engineer" refers to a professional who uses scientific knowledge to design, build, and maintain various structures and machines. It can also denote a person who repairs mechanical or electrical devices, or someone responsible for a ship's engine. As a verb, "engineer" means to design and construct something using scientific methods, or to skillfully arrange or plan an event or situation. The word has several specific applications, including chemical engineers, civil engineers, and sound engineers.
；工程师；设计师 An engineer is a person who uses scientific knowledge to design, construct, and maintain engines and machines or structures such as roads, railways, and bridges.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]机械修理工；电气修理工；技师 An engineer is a person who repairs mechanical or electrical devices.
They send a service engineer to fix the disk drive.
他们派出维修人员来修磁盘驱动器。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（船上的）轮机手 An engineer is a person who is responsible for maintaining the engine of a ship while it is at sea.
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[VERB 动词]设计制造（车辆、桥梁、建筑物等） When a vehicle, bridge, or building is engineered, it is planned and constructed using scientific methods.
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Many of Kuwait's spacious freeways were engineered by W S Atkins.
科威特有很多宽阔的高速公路是阿特金斯集团设计建造的。
...the car's better designed and engineered rivals.
比那款轿车的设计和制造更为精良的竞争车型
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[VERB 动词]（巧妙或间接地）安排，筹划 If you engineer an event or situation, you arrange for it to happen, in a clever or indirect way.
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He could stand no more and engineered an escape...
他无法再忍受，便策划了出逃。
This boom has been engineered by the Chancellor for short-term political reasons.
这片繁荣景象是总理为了短期政治利益而精心安排的。
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en·gin·eer★/ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r); NAmEˌendʒɪˈnɪr/
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engineerengineersengineeredengineeringnoun★1★a person whose job involves designing and building engines, machines, roads, bridges, etc. 工程师；设计师☞see also
chemical engineer
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civil engineer
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electrical engineer
atelectrical engineering,
lighting engineer
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mechanical engineer
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software engineer
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sound engineer
2★a person who is trained to repair machines and electrical equipment 机修工；技师；技工◆They're sending an engineer to fix the phone.他们会派一名技师来安装电话。3a person whose job is to control and repair engines, especially on a ship or an aircraft （船上的）轮机手；（飞机上的）机械师◆a flight engineer空勤机械师◆the chief engineer on a cruise liner游轮的轮机长4( NAmE) (BrEˈengine driver)a person whose job is driving a railway/railroad engine 火车司机；机车司机5a soldier trained to design and build military structures 工兵verb1engineersth ( often disapproving) to arrange for sth to happen or take place, especially when this is done secretly in order to give yourself an advantage 密谋策划SYN
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◆She engineered a further meeting with him.她精心安排又和他见了一面。2[usually passive ]engineersth to design and build sth 设计制造◆The car is beautifully engineered and a pleasure to drive.这辆汽车设计完美，工艺精良，开起来过瘾。3engineersth to change the geneticstructure of sth 改变…的基因（或遗传）结构SYNgenetically modify◆genetically engineered crops转基因农作物en·gin·eer/ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r); NAmEˌendʒɪˈnɪr/
1someone whose job is to design or build roads, bridges, machines etcmechanical/electrical/software etc engineer He trained as a civil engineer (=one who designs and builds roads, bridges etc).2someone whose job is to take care of the engines on a ship or aircraft3British English someone whose job is to repair electrical equipment or machinesservice/maintenance engineer4American English someone whose job is driving a train
engineer1 noun
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engineerengineer2 verb [transitive]
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1to make something happen by skilful secret planning: powerful enemies who engineered his downfall Perhaps she could engineer a meeting between them?2to change the genetic structure of a plant, animal etcSYN genetically modify: the dangers of engineering native plantsgenetically engineered crops3technical to design and plan the building of roads, bridges, machines, etc: The car is engineered to drive smoothly at high speeds.GRAMMAREngineer is often passive in this meaning.