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Mason Things Stone Brick Make Building Word Meaning

英语单词 mason
英美音标 英 ['meɪsn] 美 ['meɪsn]
中文释义 n.石匠;泥瓦匠
Mason.
n.梅森(人名);共济会会员
英语例句 (1) He asked the mason to make him a tombstone.
(2) He carved marble faster than any mason.
(3) The mason flushed the joint with mortar.
中文例句 (1) 他要求这个石匠给他做一块墓碑。
(2) 他雕刻大理石的速度比任何石匠都快。
(3) 泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
vocabulary简明 If you spent the summer building a beautiful stone wall around your backyard, you may have a future as a mason, someone who builds things out of brick or stone.
vocabulary扩展 Usage experts can’t quite agree on the origins of the word mason. Some believe that it traces back to the German word mahhon, meaning "to make." True or not, it’s a good way to remember the meaning of mason: masons make things out of brick or stone. A mason is a skilled craftsperson who might, for example, carve stone for a memorial or do work on the brick walls of a house.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]石匠;(美国英语)泥瓦工 A mason is a person who is skilled at making things or building things with stone. In American English, masons are people who work with stone or bricks.
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    [N-COUNT 可数名词]Mason同 Freemason A Mason is the same as a Freemason .

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