"sawyer" in Chinese (Simplified)
锯木工
Definition
Sawyer 指用锯子切割木材、尤其是原木的人。这个词比较旧式或专业,常见于历史、林业或木工语境中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
它通常指锯木材的工人,不是泛指木匠。现代日常英语里,更常见的是 'woodcutter'、'logger',或者直接说明具体工作。它也可能是姓氏,那是另一种用法。
Examples
The sawyer cut the log into long boards.
**锯木工**把原木锯成了长木板。
My grandfather worked as a sawyer in a small mill.
我爷爷曾在一家小锯木厂当**锯木工**。
The book tells the story of a young sawyer by the river.
这本书讲述了一个河边年轻**锯木工**的故事。
You don't hear the word sawyer much anymore unless you're talking about old trades.
现在你已经不太会听到 **sawyer** 这个词了,除非是在谈论旧式行业。
The museum hired a sawyer to demonstrate how lumber was prepared in the 1800s.
博物馆请来了一位**锯木工**,演示19世纪人们如何加工木材。
At first I thought Sawyer was his job, but it turned out Sawyer was his last name.
一开始我以为 **锯木工** 是他的职业,结果 **Sawyer** 其实是他的姓。