glassblower
glassblower — 名詞
- glassblowersingular
- glassblowersplural
1. a person whose job is to make objects such as bottles, cups, or ornaments by hea
玻璃吹製工
將加熱玻璃吹氣塑形的工匠
a person whose job is to make objects such as bottles, cups, or ornaments by heating glass until it is very soft and then blowing air through a tube into the glass to expand and shape it
The glassblower dipped a long metal tube into the furnace to collect melted glass.
玻璃吹製工將一根長金屬管浸入熔爐中，沾取融化的玻璃。
collect + melted glass from furnace
Every afternoon, tourists watched the glassblower shape glowing glass into a swan.
每天下午，遊客們都會觀看玻璃吹製工把發光的玻璃塑成一隻天鵝。
shape + [lump of glass] into [object]
Sakura trained for three years before she could call herself a skilled glassblower.
Sakura 接受了三年的訓練，才有資格稱自己為熟練的玻璃吹製工。
Smoke filled the workshop as the glassblower reheated a piece that cooled too fast.
工作室裡煙霧瀰漫，玻璃吹製工正在重新加熱一件冷卻得太快的作品。
- glassmaker
broader term that can refer to anyone involved in producing glass items, not limited to those who blow glass
- glass artist
emphasises the creative or artistic aspect of the work rather than the specific blowing technique
- lampworker
uses a small flame torch to shape glass, typically for jewellery or laboratory equipment, not a furnace
用法筆記
Distinguish from lampworker, who uses a torch instead of a furnace and works on a smaller scale.