fay the edges
collocation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。
紧密接合；拼紧
fays — third person singular of fay
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紧密接合；拼紧
To join pieces of timber closely and firmly.
The boat builder fayed the planks carefully to keep the hull from leaking.
造船工人仔细地把木板紧密拼接，以防船体漏水。
紧密连接(木材)
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.
木材紧密相连
Of pieces of timber: to lie close together.
fay
Base
原形
fays
3rd person
第三人称单数
faying
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现在分词
fayed
Past
过去式
fayed
Past participle
过去分词
Woodworkers fay the planks before assembling the barrel.
木工在组装木桶前把木板紧密接合。
The cooper fayed the staves so the barrel would not leak.
制桶工人把桶板紧密接合，这样木桶就不会漏水。
The ends have been fayed and now fit perfectly.
端部已紧密接合，现在完全吻合。
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。
The two pieces of timber fay so well that you can hardly see the seam.
这两块木材贴合得非常好，几乎看不到接缝。
She is faying the edges of the shelf pieces to get a clean joint.
她正在把搁板木块的边缘紧密拼接，以获得干净的接缝。
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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。
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。
密合接缝
A properly fayed joint requires no filler.
正确密合的接缝不需要填充物。
贴合面
The faying surfaces must be clean and flat.
贴合面必须清洁且平整。
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。
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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。
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。
多用于木工行业，常以被动形式出现（如 be fayed）。
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