The Home Depot approach to craftsmanship - simplify it, dumb it down, hire a contractor - is one signal that mastering tools and working with one's hands is receding in America as a hobby, as a valued skill, as a cultural influence that shaped thinking and behavior in vast sections of the country.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
订约人;立约人;承包商
A contractor is a person or company that does work for other people or organizations.
例句
We told the building contractor that we wanted a garage big enough for two cars.我们告诉建筑承包商,我们需要一个能容得下两辆车的车库。...a major US defense contractor.美国国防设施建设的主要承包商
英汉词典释义
n.
(建筑、监造中的)承包人;承包单位,承包商。
The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样,有几分要看地势而定。The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest.我们得到3个承包商的报价后,接受了最低的报价。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
2. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps