n.学徒；见习生

v.使当学徒

He began his career as an apprentice. 他以当学徒开始他的职业生涯。

The shop is taking on two new apprentices. 这个商店新收了两个学徒。

He is an apprentice plumber. 他是个见习水管工人。

The two pilots and an apprentice pilot were among those killed. 遇难者中包括两名飞行员和一名见习飞行员。

The boy was apprenticed to a carpenter. 这个男孩被送去学木匠。

apprentice作名词的基本意思是“学徒; 徒弟”,指在商店里学做买卖或在作坊、工厂里学习技术的年轻人,通常有一定期限,报酬也很低,既可作可数名词,又可作不可数名词。

用于比喻, apprentice还可作“生手; 新手”解,指在师傅或老师指导下的初学者,强调被法律约束或被管理束缚,而不侧重无经验。