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plumber

/pluhm-er/US // ˈplʌm ər //UK // (ˈplʌmə) //

水管工,水管工人,水暖工,管工

Related Words

upright直立的,直立,直立式的,正直的straight直,直接,笔直的,直的sheer峭壁,纯粹的,峭度perpendicular垂直,平行,垂直于,垂直的erect竖立,竖直,竖起来,架设straight up直截了当,直达,直截了当地,直截了当的up and down上下,上下左右,上上下下,上下移动

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who installs and repairs piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with the water supply, drainage systems, etc., both in and out of buildings.
    • : Slang. an undercover operative or spy hired to detect or stop leaks of news or secret information, often using questionable or illegal methods, as illegal entry or wiretapping.
    • : Obsolete. a worker in lead or similar metals.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.vertical
Synonyms
erect竖立,竖直,竖起来,架设perpendicular垂直,平行,垂直于,垂直的sheer峭壁,纯粹的,峭度straight直,直接,笔直的,直的upright直立的,直立,直立式的,正直的straight up直截了当,直达,直截了当地,直截了当的up and down上下,上下左右,上上下下,上下移动

Examples

  • I had to call a plumber to come and take everything apart to retrieve it.

  • You got those four things—don’t matter President, plumber, architect, singer—you got those four things, no one will click off.

  • From there, they visit the plumber’s Facebook page and watch a few videos.

  • For example, if the potential customer clicks on a local listing for a plumber, Google prompts the customer to confirm the service area and the type of service they’re looking for.

  • I love talking to plumbers, to ranchers, to electrical workers.

  • The NRA and Joe the Plumber view dead Americans as an acceptable loss so that they can have easy access to guns.

  • Then there was the statement I saw this week from “Joe the Plumber.”

  • The same people who denounce expert opinion about movies or music will praise a skilled plumber or car mechanic.

  • Anyone who has ever tried to get a plumber in Paris at that time of the year will know what I mean.

  • When a leak springs in her bathroom and she has to pay a kingly sum to the plumber, she Googles “how to get cash quick.”

  • I used to think meanly of the plumber; but how he shines beside the politician!

  • After much dickering and argument, the plumber consented to leave the old copper pump at the sink, in addition to the faucets.

  • The other chambers, having fireplaces, I decided needed no further heat, though the plumber was mournfully skeptical.

  • The man took him to a small but rather neat shop, plumber's, glazier's and painter's.

  • When the water pipes connecting a range boiler become frozen, get a plumber and avoid an explosion of the water back.

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