Caulk
[ kɔ:k ]
出国 Abroad
vt. 堵（船的）缝;泥…的缝;填塞;使不漏水;
📝 例句
Shipbuilders caulk wooden boats with oakum and tar.
造船工匠用麻丝和沥青填塞木船缝隙,使之不渗水。
To clean, caulk, or repair(a ship in this position.
将（船倾侧后）进行清扫、堵缝或修理
oil-based caulk
油性嵌缝膏
instant caulk adhesive
瞬间堵漏胶
Plumbers caulk joints in pipe with lead,string or a caulking compound.
管子工用铅、绳子或专用填隙材料使管子的接头不漏水。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ cau-谐音“靠”,lk-leak漏:填缝要靠近漏的地方
※ 谐音“口渴”:口渴办法“把嘴堵上,如果口水流出来,就更渴了”
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
caulk
(also esp US calk), v [Tn]
(a) make (esp a boat) watertight by filling the seams or joints with waterproof material （用防水材料填充缝隙或连接处）使（尤指船）不漏水.
(b) fill up (esp cracks in wood) with a sticky substance 用黏性物质填塞（尤指木缝）; 泥（缝）.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kɒ:k]vt. 填...以防漏
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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To advertise during prime time TV is very expensive.
在电视的黄金时段买广告是很贵的。
There is a small choice in rotten apples.
朽木不可雕。
They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag.
刚才，当她和孩子们正在森林边上野餐的时候，这两个人冲到她跟前，企图抢走她的手提包。