A planer is a power tool for wood: a flat bottom, a spinning sharp blade, used to shave a board so the face comes out smooth and even. You run it over the wood, and thin curls come off.

A planer is a power tool for wood電動刨刀是一種木工用的電動工具: a flat bottom底部是平的, a spinning sharp blade裝有旋轉的鋒利刀片, used to shave a board用來刨木板 so the face comes out smooth and even讓表面變得平滑均勻。 You run it over the wood你把它推過木頭表面, and thin curls come off就會刨出薄薄的木捲。

Builders and furniture makers use it; it is a workshop word, not a school or office word. The old hand tool that does a similar job is a plane; this planer is the electric version of that idea. Do not mix it with planner, a person or a book for making plans — they only look alike.

Builders and furniture makers use it建築工人和做家具的人會用它; it is a workshop word它是工作坊裡的用語, not a school or office word不是學校或辦公室的用語。 The old hand tool that does a similar job is a plane做類似工作的舊式手工具叫做 plane（刨刀）; this planer is the electric version of that idea這個 planer 就是那個概念的電動版。 Do not mix it with planner不要跟 planner 搞混, a person or a book for making plans那是指規劃者，或是用來做計畫的記事本 — they only look alike它們只是長得像而已。

Though actually shops also sell bigger machines called planers that feed a whole board through; the same name covers the handheld electric tool in this sense.

Though actually shops also sell bigger machines called planers不過其實店裡也有賣更大台、同樣叫做 planer 的機器 that feed a whole board through可以把整塊木板送進去刨; the same name covers the handheld electric tool in this sense同一個名字也涵蓋這裡講的手持電動工具。