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cooper

/ˈkuː.pər/

翻译: 制作或修理木桶、木盆等木制容器的熟练工匠。, 过时动词,指制作或修理木桶(或小桶);也用于比喻义,表示修补或改正。

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noun

/ˈkuː.pər/C2formal
  • zh制作或修理木桶、木盆等木制容器的熟练工匠。

A skilled craftsperson who constructs or repairs wooden barrels, casks, and similar containers.

  1. Barrel makerC1formal

    A skilled craftsperson who makes or repairs wooden barrels, casks, and other similar containers.

    zh桶匠

    • The cooper carefully shaped the wooden staves for the barrel.
    • In the old days, every winery employed a cooper to maintain their casks.
    • The cooper's workshop smelled of oak and sawdust.
词形
  • coopers plural form
  • coopers' possessive plural form
  • cooper's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈkuː.pər/formal已废弃
  • zh过时动词,指制作或修理木桶(或小桶);也用于比喻义,表示修补或改正。

An archaic verb meaning to make or repair barrels or casks; also used figuratively to mean to mend or patch up.

  1. Make barrels and casksC1formal

    To make or repair barrels, casks, and other wooden containers.

    zh制作木桶

    • The craftsman learned to cooper from his father.
    • They cooper the oak staves into wine barrels.
    • He spent years learning how to cooper traditional casks.