contractor
英 [k?n'tr?kt?]
美[k?n'tr?kt?]
- n. 承包人；立契约者
TEM4TOEFL中低频词扩展词汇
词态变化
复数:?contractors;
助记提示
1、con- "together" + tract- + -or.
中文词源
contractor 合同商
来自contract, 合同。
英文词源
- contractor (n.)
- 1540s, "one who enters into a contract," from Late Latin contractor, agent noun from past participle stem of Latin contrahere (see contract (n.)); specifically of "one who enters into a contract to provide work, services, or goods" from 1724.
双语例句
- 1. It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates.
- 它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.
- 雇了一个承包商抽干水库的水，挖掉一个区域的泥土后再用黏土填上。
来自柯林斯例句