Word · Frequency #20369
putties
油灰；腻子
putties is the plural of putty.
a soft, dough-like substance used for filling holes or fixing window panes
- 1.
A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
油灰,由亚麻籽油和白垩粉制成,用于固定窗玻璃。
- 2.
Any of a range of similar substances.
类似油灰的物质。
油灰,由亚麻籽油和白垩粉制成,用于固定窗玻璃。；类似油灰的物质。；油灰；淡灰色；氧化锡
In use
He used a small knife to spread putty around the window frame before fitting the glass.
The putty has hardened, so we need to scrape it off and apply a fresh layer.
She bought a tin of putty to fill the cracks in the old wooden door.
putty sth
putty 作动词时是及物动词，直接接被填塞或固定的物体。
He puttied the window before painting the frame.
他在给窗框上漆前先用油灰填塞了窗户。
apply putty to sth
Apply putty to the cracks around the pipe.
把油灰抹在管道周围的裂缝上。
a lump of putty
putty 是不可数名词，表示数量时可用 a lump of、a tube of 等单位词。
Connections
Collocations
- putty knife
- 油灰刀
- Use a putty knife to smooth the putty over the crack.用油灰刀把油灰抹平在裂缝上。
- window putty
- 窗用油灰
- He used window putty to fix the broken pane.他用窗用油灰修补了破裂的窗玻璃。
- glazier's putty
- 玻璃油灰
- The glazier's putty hardens after a few days.玻璃油灰几天后会变硬。
- apply putty
- 涂油灰
- You should apply putty to the hole before painting.油漆前你应该把油灰涂在洞上。
- putty the cracks
- 用油灰填塞裂缝
- She puttied the cracks in the wall before repainting.重新粉刷前，她用油灰填塞了墙上的裂缝。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 putty 开头是 put——把它'放'（put）进缝隙填起来。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：window glazing、woodwork repair、home maintenance putty 作名词时通常指油灰或腻子，多用于固定窗玻璃、填补木缝等实际操作场景，口语和书面语都比较常见，没有明显的正式或随意语体限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 putty 押韵的有 nutty、smutty、butty（都读/ʌti/）。注意：muddy、pudgy 拼写近似但末尾辅音不同（/di/、/dʒi/），不押韵；pretty 元音不同（/ɪ/），也不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.