Word · Frequency #20322
daubs
灰泥;涂料
daubs is the plural of daub.
daub
此处指涂抹墙壁用的材料(如灰泥、黏土),不是动词“涂抹”。
- 1.
Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
用作建筑粘合材料的粪便或黏土
- 2.
material used to daub walls
用于涂抹墙壁的材料
- 3.
A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc.
泥巴、灰泥等软涂层
- 4.
a blemish made by dirt
污垢造成的污点
- 5.
A crude or amateurish painting.
粗糙或业余的画作
- 6.
an unskillful painting
拙劣的画作
用作建筑粘合材料的粪便或黏土;用于涂抹墙壁的材料;泥巴、灰泥等软涂层;污垢造成的污点;粗糙或业余的画作
In use
The workers covered the brick wall with a daub of wet plaster.
The villagers used daub made from clay and straw to fill the gaps in their hut.
The old walls were covered with a thick daub that had cracked over time.
daub sth on/onto sth
She daubed paint on the canvas.
她把颜料涂在画布上。
daub sth with sth
He daubed the wall with mud.
他用泥巴涂抹墙壁。
a daub of sth
作名词时表示污迹或少量涂抹物。
There was a daub of butter on his shirt.
Connections
Collocations
- daub paint on
- 把油漆厚涂在…上
- She daubed paint on the wall.她往墙上厚涂油漆。
- daub with mud
- 用泥巴涂抹
- The children daubed the fence with mud.孩子们用泥巴涂抹篱笆。
- daub slogans on walls
- 在墙上乱涂标语
- Vandals daubed slogans on the walls.破坏者在墙上乱涂标语。
- a daub of paint
- 一小块油漆污迹
- There was a daub of paint on his shirt.他的衬衫上有一小块油漆污迹。
- a crude daub
- 一幅粗糙的劣画
- Her first attempt was just a crude daub.她的首次尝试不过是一幅粗糙的劣画。
- wattle and daub
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:对比 dab(轻拍),daub 多一个 u,像随手乱涂,留下污迹和劣画。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常生活、艺术评论、建筑/历史 该词不同义项的语域略有差异:表示“涂抹、弄脏”时通常偏中性,日常和一般书面均可使用;表示“拙劣的画”时带贬义,多用于艺术评论等语境;在建筑用语中指“抹墙的灰泥”时则更偏技术、书面。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真匹配:auburn 以与 daub 相同的字母组合 'aub' 开头,读作 /ɔb/(但不是完整韵脚)。launch 和 haunt 中的 'au' 都读 /ɔ/,与 daub 的元音相同。注意:-ob 结尾的词(bob、job、rob)看起来相似,但元音不同,读作 /ɑ/(英式英语中多读 /ɒ/),不要与 daub 混淆。
Learn the forms together
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