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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柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
N-COUNT
訂約人;立約人;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.我們告訴建筑承包商，我們需要一個能容得下兩輛車的車庫。...a major US defense contractor.美國國防設施建設的主要承包商
英漢詞典釋義
n.
(建筑、監造中的)承包人；承包單位，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樣,有幾分要看地勢而定。The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick 6000 back as commission.那個東京的承包商被要求退還6000美元作為傭金。We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest.我們得到3個承包商的報價后,接受了最低的報價。
英英詞典釋義
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