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v. caulk sth
caulk 是及物动词，后接被填塞的物体。
We need to caulk the windows before winter.
冬天之前我们需要给窗户填缝。
用防水填料填塞（缝隙）；填缝以防漏
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
用防水填料填塞（缝隙）；填缝以防漏
seal with caulking
We need to caulk the windows before winter.
冬天之前我们需要给窗户填缝。
将麻絮打入木甲板或船体的接缝中以使其防水。
To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
将填隙料涂抹在接缝、裂缝或不同材料的接合处。
To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
caulk
Base
原形
caulks
3rd person
第三人称单数
caulking
-ing
现在分词
caulked
Past
过去式
caulked
Past participle
过去分词
He caulks the bathtub every year.
他每年给浴缸的缝隙打上密封胶。
We caulked the windows before winter.
冬天到来之前我们把窗户的缝隙封好了。
She is caulking the seams of the boat.
她正在给船的接缝处填塞密封材料。
动词 caulk 表示用填料或密封胶堵塞缝隙以防漏；规则变化：caulk – caulked – caulked。
Before winter arrives, we should caulk the window frames to keep out drafts.
冬天到来之前，我们应该给窗框填缝以挡风。
He caulked the bathtub last weekend to stop the water from seeping through.
他上周末给浴缸填缝，防止水渗漏。
The repair worker is caulking the joints of the sink pipe to fix the leak.
维修工人正在给水槽管子的接头填缝以修复漏水。
caulk 是及物动词，后接被填塞的物体。
We need to caulk the windows before winter.
冬天之前我们需要给窗户填缝。
用 with 引出填塞所用的材料。
She caulked the bathtub with waterproof sealant.
她用防水密封胶给浴缸填缝。
作名词时通常不可数，指填缝用的胶状材料。
Apply caulk to the gap around the pipe.
在管道周围的缝隙处涂上填缝胶。
Not this
I need to buy a caulk for the bathroom.
Use this
I need to buy some caulk for the bathroom.
caulk（填缝剂）是不可数名词，表示材料时不能说 a caulk；要表示一管可用 a tube of caulk，而句中只需要 some caulk。
Not this
I need to caulk for the cracks in the wall.
Use this
I need to caulk the cracks in the wall.
caulk 是及物动词，被填塞的缝隙（the cracks）应直接作宾语，不能用介词 for 引入；中文的“给……填缝”不能照搬成 caulk for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
填塞裂缝
He used a putty knife to caulk the crack in the ceiling.
他用油灰刀填塞了天花板上的裂缝。
填塞接缝
Caulk the joint between the countertop and the wall to keep out moisture.
填塞台面和墙壁之间的接缝，以防潮气进入。
涂填缝胶
Apply caulk evenly along the edge of the bathtub.
沿着浴缸边缘均匀地涂上填缝胶。
硅酮填缝胶
Silicone caulk stays flexible and resists mold.
硅酮填缝胶能保持弹性，而且防霉。
清除旧填缝胶
Remove old caulk with a scraper before sealing the window again.
在重新密封窗户之前，用刮刀清除旧填缝胶。
填缝枪
Load the tube of caulk into the caulking gun and squeeze the trigger.
把填缝胶管装入填缝枪，然后扣动扳机。
Use caulk naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
caulk 读起来像 cork（软木塞），想象用填缝胶把缝隙像塞瓶口一样堵死，水就漏不出来了。
语域：neutral 常见场景：home improvement、boat maintenance、construction 通常多用于家庭装修、船舶维修或建筑施工等需要填缝防漏的场合，属于日常实用型用语，口语和书面说明中都比较常见，不算正式用语。
Caulk rhymes with talk, walk, chalk, stalk, and balk (all /ɔːk/). In non-rhotic accents it also rhymes with cork, but in rhotic accents cork has an /r/ sound. Be careful: cock looks similar but is pronounced /kɒk/ with a short vowel, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.