Word · Frequency #21282
fays
紧密接合；拼紧
fays is the third person singular of fay.
To join pieces of timber closely and firmly.
- 1.
To join (pieces of timber) tightly. The long edges of the staves of a barrel have to be fayed so that when it is assembled it will not leak.
紧密连接(木材)
- 2.
Of pieces of timber: to lie close together.
木材紧密相连
紧密贴合；密合；紧密连接(木材)；木材紧密相连；接合
In use
The boat builder fayed the planks carefully to keep the hull from leaking.
The two pieces of timber fay so well that you can hardly see the seam.
She is faying the edges of the shelf pieces to get a clean joint.
Verb forms
base fay · third person fays · -ing faying · past fayed · past participle fayed
常用于木工，指把木板或木桶板的边缘紧贴接合；也可表示木材本身紧密贴合。
Connections
Collocations
- fay the edges
- 将边缘紧密接合
- You must fay the edges before gluing the boards.在给木板涂胶前，必须将边缘紧密接合。
- fay together
- 拼紧，密合
- The staves fay together to form a watertight barrel.这些桶板拼紧后形成不漏水的桶。
- fayed joint
- 密合接缝
- A properly fayed joint requires no filler.正确密合的接缝不需要填充物。
- faying surface
- 贴合面
- The faying surfaces must be clean and flat.贴合面必须清洁且平整。
- fay the staves
- 拼紧桶板
- The cooper fayed the staves to make the barrel tight.制桶工人拼紧桶板使木桶不漏。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fay 的 f 像两块木板面对面：木桶板边要 fay 得严丝合缝，才不会漏。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：woodworking、cooperage 该词是专门术语，多用于木工、制桶（桶板拼接）等手工艺或工业说明中，通常出现在书面或技术性文字里，日常口语几乎不用。
Grammar Note
多用于木工行业，常以被动形式出现（如 be fayed）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都拼作 -ay，读 /eɪ/，可与 fay 押韵。fay 的元音不是 /eə/，注意 fair /feə/、fairy /ˈfeəri/ 等形近词发音不同，别混淆。
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