| 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. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]Mason同 Freemason A Mason is the same as a Freemason . |
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