lumberjack
/ˈlʌmbədʒæk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlʌmbərdʒæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈləm-bər-ˌjak/ (ame, mw)
lumberjack — 名詞
- lumberjacksingular
- lumberjacksplural
1. a person whose work is cutting down trees in a forest so that the wood can be us
伐木工
以鋸伐樹木維生的人
a person whose work is cutting down trees in a forest so that the wood can be used to make buildings, furniture, or paper
Dmitri worked as a lumberjack in British Columbia for twelve years before retiring.
Dmitri 在英屬哥倫比亞當了十二年的伐木工，之後才退休。
collocation: worked as a lumberjack
The lumberjack checked the chainsaw carefully before starting on the tall pine tree.
伐木工在動手砍那棵高大的松樹之前，仔細檢查了鏈鋸。
role-based subject + object (chainsaw / pine tree)
Every morning the lumberjacks ate breakfast at the camp before heading into the forest.
每天早晨，伐木工們在營地吃過早餐，然後前往森林。
Marta's grandfather was a lumberjack in northern Minnesota, cutting oak and maple wood.
Marta 的祖父在明尼蘇達州北部當伐木工，砍伐橡木和楓木。
- logger
the more common modern term for a professional forestry worker; lumberjack has a slightly more traditional or folkloric feel
- woodcutter
a more general term that can apply to anyone who cuts wood, not necessarily as a full-time job in a large forest
用法筆記
This word is most commonly used to describe forestry workers in North America, especially in Canada and the northern United States. The everyday term in modern usage is often logger, but lumberjack remains common in historical and cultural contexts.