Word · Frequency #26506
lute
密封胶；密封腻子
a substance used to seal joints or coat porous surfaces so that gas or liquid cannot pass through
- 1.
A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
- 2.
Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
- 3.
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
用于密封接缝或涂覆多孔表面的物质,使其不透气或液体
- 4.
A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
- 5.
chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard
一种弦乐器,具有梨形琴身,通常有弯曲的琴颈和有品指板
- 6.
A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.
用于密封接缝或涂覆多孔表面的物质,使其不透气或液体；一种弦乐器,具有梨形琴身,通常有弯曲的琴颈和有品指板
In use
The plumber spread a layer of lute around the pipe joint to make it watertight.
The old jar was sealed with lute, so no air could get in.
Use a little lute to fill the crack, and the tank will stop leaking.
lute [sth]
lute 作及物动词，宾语是被密封的物体。
You should lute the joint before testing the pipe.
你应该在测试管道前用封泥把接头封好。
lute [sth] with [sth]
如需说明密封所用的材料，用 with 引出。
The worker luted the flask with a clay-and-water mixture.
工人用一种黏土和水的混合物密封了烧瓶。
apply lute to [sth]
此处 lute 是名词，指封泥；apply ... to ... 表示“把……涂在……上”。
Connections
Collocations
- lute a joint
- 用封泥密封接缝
- The plumber luted the joint to make it airtight.水管工用封泥封住接缝，使其不漏气。
- apply lute
- 涂封泥；敷密封料
- Apply lute around the edge of the lid before closing the jar.盖罐子前，先在盖子边缘涂上封泥。
- luting cement
- （牙科）粘固粉；密封粘固剂
- A luting cement is often used to attach a dental crown.牙冠通常用粘固粉来粘接。
- coat with lute
- 用封泥涂覆
- The porous vessel was coated with lute to make it waterproof.这个多孔容器涂上封泥以防渗水。
- luting material
- 密封材料
- Glassmakers once used luting materials to seal their furnaces.玻璃工匠曾用密封材料来封住熔炉。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把“lute”想成鲁特琴（lute）——用泥把琴的音孔封住，就记住了“封泥”这个意思。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：工业密封、实验室器具、管道接口 lute 的此类“密封材料”义多出现在工业、管道或实验室等专业说明中，日常对话里比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with lute: they share the same stressed vowel and following consonant /ut/. Be careful with lookalikes like cut /kʌt/ and but /bʌt/, which also end in -ut but have a different vowel sound.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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