He hired a workman to repair the fence.
他雇用了一个工人修理围墙。
英语常用口语 1000 句
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📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 工人;技工,工匠;
💡 work工作+man人 → n.工人,劳动者,工匠
"A bad workman finds much fault with his tools."
蹩脚的工匠总是埋怨自己的工具不好.
近义:journeyman, laborer, labourer, operative, operator, toiler
vt. 修理;纠正;恢复;弥补;
n. 修理;修理工作;维修状态;经修理的东西;
💡 re再+pair回到最初状态 →重新回复正常→修理
"The fore end tube plate of the condenser has cracked beyond repair."
冷凝器前端破裂得无法修理了.
近义:mend, patch, refit, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel
反义:impair, disarrange, disorder, ruin, hurt, impairment
n. 栅栏,篱笆;围墙;防护物;剑术;
vt. 用篱笆围住;防护;练习剑术;
vi. 练习击剑;搪塞;围以栅栏;跳过栅栏;
💡 fence(strike)→围栏;篱笆;防护;闪避;舞剑
"The fence is strategically sited to prevent anyone getting onto the beach."
这个围栏的地点选择得很有策略,可以阻止任何人到海滩上.
近义:hem, hurdle, rail, stockade, surround, wall
v. 租用;雇用(hire的过去式及过去分词形式)
近义:leased, rental, rented, contracted