| 单词 | bricklayer |
| 释义 | bricklayer noun[C] uk/ˈbrɪkˌleɪ.ər/us/ˈbrɪkˌleɪ.ɚ/(UKinformalbrickie)apersonwhobuildswallsorbuildingsusingbricks,especiallyas ajob 砌砖工；瓦工 Reza Estakhrian/The Image Bank/GettyImages Building: construction work & workers
bricklayer| American Dictionarybricklayer noun[C] us/ˈbrɪkˌleɪ·ər/apersonwhosejobisbuildingwallsorbuildingsusingbricks Examplesofbricklayerbricklayer For example, abricklayerwill offer to build a wall or a house extension if supplied with some bricks. From theCambridge English Corpus So from floor to floor the teams of bricklayers, stonemasons, smiths and carpenters worked together, eventually to reach the roof. From theCambridge English Corpus This corresponds to giving ourbricklayera credit card and telling him to buy the resources he needs. From theCambridge English Corpus Also in the sample were two tavernkeepers, two construction workers, abricklayerand a brick maker. From theCambridge English Corpus For instance, abricklayerreceives so many dollars a day in the community; so with the carpenter or any other mechanic. From theCambridge English Corpus Most, as in any society, were labourers, artisans, craftsmen: dockworkers, blacksmiths, bricklayers, plasterers, caterers and cigar rollers. From theCambridge English Corpus They sent me to work on knocking the brick lining out of a blast furnace and labouring for the bricklayers replacing it. From theCambridge English Corpus Thebricklayercarrying most of the weight is standing on a tread that was put in only a few minutes earlier. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, certain professions stand out as contributing more than their share of rebels, among them the building trades (carpenters, plasterers, bricklayers, painters), drapers' assistants, creamery workers, hairdressers, and teachers. From theCambridge English Corpus According to several contemporaries, the scarcity of skilled carpenters, bricklayers, and tailors in the province meant that they commanded wages of £60 or even £70 sterling per year. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no adequate reason for such a conservative disregard of a material which has the virtue of not calling for skilled bricklayers, who are costly and unobtainable. From theCambridge English Corpus Construction workers, be they painters, carpenters, bricklayers, or steelworkers, are organized into guilds and unions that are very strong and able to demand very high wages. From theCambridge English Corpus These included carpenters and bricklayers, plant operators, electricians, asphalt gang labourers and site staff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is notorious that there is a large unsatisfied demand for bricklayers at the present time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are substantial unsatisfied demands for bricklayers for housing work throughout the country, but the most serious shortages are not of labour but certain materials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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