Word
caulk
用防水填料填塞（缝隙）；填缝以防漏
seal with caulking
- 1.
To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
将麻絮打入木甲板或船体的接缝中以使其防水。
- 2.
To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
将填隙料涂抹在接缝、裂缝或不同材料的接合处。
将麻絮打入木甲板或船体的接缝中以使其防水。；将填隙料涂抹在接缝、裂缝或不同材料的接合处。；填...以防漏
In use
Before winter arrives, we should caulk the window frames to keep out drafts.
He caulked the bathtub last weekend to stop the water from seeping through.
The repair worker is caulking the joints of the sink pipe to fix the leak.
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。
v. caulk sth with sth
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。
n. apply caulk to sth
作名词时通常不可数，指填缝用的胶状材料。
Connections
Collocations
- caulk a crack
- 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。
- caulk a joint
- 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。
- apply caulk
- 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。
- silicone caulk
- 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。
- remove old caulk
- 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。
- caulking gun
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.