每日一词“contractor”

contractor

英 [kn'traekt]

美 [kn'traektr]

n.

订约人；承包人；承包商

复数： contractors

英文释义：

n.（名词）

One that agrees to furnish materials or perform services at a specified price, especially for construction work.

订约人，承包人：同意以某一具体价格供应材料或提供服务的人，尤指建筑工程的承包人

举个例子：

1.We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest.

我们得到三个承包商的报价后, 接受了最低的报价。

2.My boss gives me a free hand in deciding which outside contractor to use.

老板让我自主决定聘用哪家外部承包商。

3.That's one of the big military contractors.

那是大型军事承包商之一。

4.Initially, rather than appointing a general contractor to run the project, the corporation decided to manage it themselves.

一开始，公司并没有指派总承包商来运营该项目，而是决定自行管理。

常用短语：

general contractor: 总承包人；建筑公司

project contractor: 工程承包；项目承包人

independent contractor: 独立承揽人

building contractor: 建筑承包商

prime contractor: 总承包人；主要承包商

词汇拓展：

近义词

n. builder, constructor, bridge player, hand, party, organ

联想词

electrician电工;

handyman手巧的人;

inspector检查员,督查;

foreman领班;

contracting收缩的,缩成的,缩小的;

architect建筑师;builder建筑者;

surveyor测量员;

engineer工程师;

homeowner自己拥有住房者,私房屋主;

roofing屋顶;