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IELTS BNC: 1889 COCA: 1997

engineer

1 engineer /ˌɛnʤəˈniɚ/ noun
plural engineers
1 engineer
/ˌɛnʤəˈniɚ/
noun
plural engineers
Learner's definition of ENGINEER
[count]
: a person who has scientific training and who designs and builds complicated products, machines, systems, or structures : a person who specializes in a branch of engineering工程师
: a person who runs or is in charge of an engine in an airplane, a ship, etc.(航班)机械师;(轮船)轮机长
US : a person who runs a train机车司机;火车司机
British : a person who is trained to repair electrical or mechanical equipment技师;机修工
: a soldier who builds roads, bridges, etc.工兵
2 engineer /ˌɛnʤəˈniɚ/ verb
engineers; engineered; engineering
2 engineer
/ˌɛnʤəˈniɚ/
verb
engineers; engineered; engineering
Learner's definition of ENGINEER
[+ object]
: to plan, build, or manage (something) by using scientific methods设计;建造usually used as (be) engineered通常用作(be) engineered
: to produce or plan (something) especially in a clever and skillful way策划;精心安排
technical : to change the genetic structure of (a plant or animal)改变(动植物的)基因结构;转化(基因)usually used as (be) engineered通常用作(be) engineered
IELTS BNC: 1889 COCA: 1997

engineer

1 of 2

noun

en·​gi·​neer ˌen-jə-ˈnir How to pronounce engineer (audio)
1
: a member of a military group devoted to engineering work
2
obsolete : a crafty schemer : plotter
3
a
: a designer or builder of engines
b
: a person who is trained in or follows as a profession a branch of engineering
c
: a person who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance
4
: a person who runs or supervises an engine or an apparatus

engineer

2 of 2

verb

engineered; engineering; engineers

transitive verb

1
: to lay out, construct, or manage as an engineer
engineer a bridge
2
a
: to contrive or plan out usually with more or less subtle skill and craft
engineer a business deal
b
: to guide the course of
engineer a rally
3
: to modify or produce by genetic engineering
corn engineered to resist crop pests
Choose the Right Synonym for engineer

guide, lead, steer, pilot, engineer mean to direct in a course or show the way to be followed.

guide implies intimate knowledge of the way and of all its difficulties and dangers.

guided the scouts through the cave

lead implies showing the way and often keeping those that follow under control and in order.

led his team to victory

steer implies an ability to keep to a course and stresses the capacity of maneuvering correctly.

steered the ship through a narrow channel

pilot suggests guidance over a dangerous or complicated course.

piloted the bill through the Senate

engineer implies finding ways to avoid or overcome difficulties in achieving an end or carrying out a plan.

engineered his son's election to the governorship

Example Sentences

Noun Design engineers are working on ways to make the cars run more efficiently. The engineer stopped the train. Army engineers were called in to construct the canal. Verb The rebels engineered a successful attack. the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The sound engineer ultimately turned down the music to an acceptable volume, police said. Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Our chief technical officer and the main engineer who built the app, Graham Wood, was very intense about security and privacy. Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022 The structure also would have subterranean parking for tactical response vehicles, sensitive equipment and vehicle evidence, Hart said in an Aug. 3 letter to the city engineer. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The city engineer said in November that staff shortages were so severe that the city would have to shut down one of its plants if one more operator left. Emily Wagster Pettus, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 That change will help give teams handling the rocket an earlier indication that the engines are prepared, said John Blevins, the SLS chief engineer. Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Pagani’s out-of-the-box thinking led the former Lamborghini engineer to jump ship and create his own brand, and his latest collaboration supports what could be called the ultimate expression of high-quality image making. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2022 But Whelton, the environmental engineer, said governments still don’t invest enough in the human aspects of disaster management, such as training for utility managers and technical assistance for systems in turmoil. Brady Dennis And Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 The engineer continues to insist that the program is sentient. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
Verb
Paduchik is a longtime Ohio GOP political operative, including Trump’s 2016 campaign in Ohio and afterward, working closely afterward with Trump to engineer the ouster of Matt Borges, a former state party chairman aligned with ex-Gov. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022 But its prospects dimmed after failing to engineer an initial public offering and corporate mismanagement, resulting in the layoffs of thousands of workers. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2022 Instead, on the day of the renovation, the friend or family member had to engineer an excuse to get the family away from their home for 12 hours. Rodney Ho, ajc, 15 Aug. 2022 Of course, the focus is not purely on seafood, and The Idle Rocks works with many local fishermen, farmers and independent suppliers to engineer meat and vegetarian dishes of the same quality. Lela London, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Synthetic cells, though, have far simpler genomes that are much easier to engineer. Kira Sampson, STAT, 28 July 2022 Bennett gets little or no credit for helping engineer the Bulldogs’ national championship run a season ago, but the undersized former walk-on has done little more than win during his time as Georgia’s starter. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 21 July 2022 Biden and Democrats had lofty ambitions to transform the economy and social-safety net, and to engineer the most significant climate provisions in U.S. history. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022 Earlier this year, researchers at University College London quietly began a clinical trial using base editors to engineer immune cell therapies for leukemia — likely the first time base editors were used as part of any experimental medicine. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English engineour, from Anglo-French, from enginer to devise, construct, from engin

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1635, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of engineer was circa 1635
IELTS BNC: 1889 COCA: 1997
engineer

noun¹

1designs/builds engines, roads, etc.設計或製造發動機、道路等ADJECTIVE | ENGINEER + VERB ADJECTIVEchief總工程師chartered, qualified, skilled, trained特許的/合格的/熟練的/受過訓練的工程師You need the advice of a qualified engineer.你要向夠資格的工程師咨詢。consultant, consulting顧問工程師aeronautical, aerospace, aircraft, flight航空/航空航天/飛機/隨機工程師automotive (especially NAmE) 汽車工程師electrical, electronics電氣/電子工程師computer, software計算機/軟件工程師recording, sound錄音/音響工程師manufacturing (especially NAmE) 製造工程師civil, highway, mining, railway, structural土木/公路/採礦/鐵路/結構工程師city市政工程師design, production設計/生產工程師project項目工程師agricultural, chemical, marine, mechanical農業/化學/航海/機械工程師ENGINEER + VERBbuild sth, design sth, develop sth工程師建造⋯/設計⋯/開發⋯engineers who designed and built advanced military aircraft設計和製造先進軍用飛機的工程師 note at professional (for more verbs)
engineer

noun²

2repairs machines/equipment修理機器或設備ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENGINEER ADJECTIVEqualified, skilled, trained合格的/熟練的/受過訓練的機修工maintenance, service, support維修技術人員;保養工程師We were on the phone with a technical support engineer.我們在同一位技術支持工程師通電話。heating, lighting, telephone (all BrE) 供熱機修工;照明技師;電話機維修工VERB + ENGINEERcall in, call out (both BrE) 請來/召來機修工 note at job (for more verbs)
engineer

verb¹

1manage to arrange sth策劃ADVERB | VERB + ENGINEER ADVERBbrilliantly, carefully, deliberately精心/小心/謹慎策劃She carefully engineered a meeting with the chairman.她精心策劃了一次與主席的會面。VERB + ENGINEERseek to, try to力圖謀劃
engineer

verb²

2design and build sth設計與建造ADVERBcarefully, finely, precisely精細地/精巧地/精確地設計superbly, well設計非凡/出眾The car is superbly engineered and a pleasure to drive.這輛車設計一流,開起來是一種享受。specially, specifically (especially NAmE) 專門/特別設計This heavier-weight paper is specifically engineered for inkjet printing.這種重磅紙是為噴墨印刷專門設計生產的。socially社會改造genetically經基因工程改造genetically engineered plants轉基因植物

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