| 单词 | stonemason |
| 释义 | stonemason noun[C] uk/ˈstəʊnˌmeɪ.sən/us/ˈstoʊnˌmeɪ.sən/(alsomason)apersonwhosejobit is tocut,prepare, and usestoneforbuilding 石工，石匠 redtea/iStock Unreleased/GettyImages Building: construction work & workers
Examplesofstonemasonstonemason As the century progressed, stonemasons increasingly sold their products through catalogues and imported ready-made monuments to feed mass demand. From theCambridge English Corpus Or consider the case of an organized trade such as the stonemasons. From theCambridge English Corpus Evans then delves deeper into the development of drawing, describing the highly sophisticated stereotomic projections made to instruct stonemasons (stereotomy meaning, literally, the cutting of solids). From theCambridge English Corpus As regards stonemasons, there is no difficulty there; it is in the case of carpenters and painters where the difficulty lies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the disease known as stonemasons' phthisis, in which the lungs become full of particles which set up a change resembling a tuberculous disease. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In any event, stonemasons themselves are not necessarily the right people to speak to on this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the criteria for the selection of the projects concerned is the contribution they could make to the employment of stonemasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are disturbing cases of headstones being offered at a price way above that which would be charged if one went directly to thestonemason. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thestonemasonhas disappeared from most building and his place has been taken by three new trades—the bricklayer, the plumber and the electrician. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No joiner may do anything if it is supposed to belong to a plumber, and no bricklayer may do anything belonging to astonemason. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The cost of materials and labour has multiplied by five times since before the war, and skilled craftsmen and stonemasons are very scarce nowadays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The company puts in plans and asks for planning permission to build a stonemasons' workshop at the edge of the quarry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That building is being restored and is the means of training more stonemasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So that, presumably, thestonemasoncould have been made a defendant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, stonemasons are surely far more readily available than bricklayers. 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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