engineer [,end?i'ni?]
n.
1.工程师;工程技术人员
机(械)师
(机器)技师
2.[美国、加拿大英语]火车司机,机车司机 [亦作 locomotive engineer]
轮船司机;(商船的)轮机员
3.机(械)工
机修工
技工
vt.
1.(作为工程师等)计划;监造,监督…的施工;建造:
He's engineered several big industrial projects.
他已监造过几个大的工业项目。
2.利用技术(或工程方法)设计,创制:
The motor has been engineered to run noiselessly.
汽车已被设计改进得跑起来没有噪音。
3.精明(或狡诈)地处理;管理;指挥;策划;操纵;引导,指导 (through):
He certainly engineered the election campaign beautifully.
无疑他漂亮地策划了这次竞选活动。