watchmaker
/ˈwɒtʃmeɪkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwɑːtʃmeɪkər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwäch-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce watchmaker (audio) ˈwȯch-/ (ame, mw)
watchmaker — 名詞
- watchmakersingular
- watchmakersplural
1. a person whose job is to build or fix watches, usually working in a small shop o
鐘錶匠
以製造或修理手錶為職業的人
a person whose job is to build or fix watches, usually working in a small shop or workshop
Mira took her broken watch to a local watchmaker for a new battery.
Mira 把手錶拿到當地的鐘錶匠那裡換新電池。
collocation: take [watch] to a watchmaker
The watchmaker carefully polished the tiny gears before reassembling the clockwork.
鐘錶匠在重新組裝發條之前，仔細打磨了細小的齒輪。
collocation: watchmaker + tiny gears / clockwork
Mr. Tanaka, the elderly watchmaker on Main Street, has been repairing watches for forty years.
田中先生是主街那位上了年紀的鐘錶匠，修理手錶已經四十年了。
There is still a watchmaker in the old town who can fix antique pocket watches.
舊城區還有一位能修理古董懷錶的鐘錶匠。
Adaeze watched the watchmaker use a tiny screwdriver to adjust the spring inside her watch.
Adaeze 看著鐘錶匠用一把很小的螺絲起子調整她手錶裡的彈簧。
- clockmaker
a watchmaker mainly works on wristwatches; a clockmaker focuses on larger clocks and wall clocks
- horologist
a more formal term for someone who studies or makes timepieces; less common in everyday speech
文法句型
a watchmaker
the watchmaker