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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。
油灰；腻子
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
油灰；腻子
a soft, dough-like substance used for filling holes or fixing window panes
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。
油灰,由亚麻籽油和白垩粉制成,用于固定窗玻璃。
A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
类似油灰的物质。
Any of a range of similar substances.
He used a small knife to spread putty around the window frame before fitting the glass.
他在安装玻璃前用小刀把油灰抹在窗框四周。
The putty has hardened, so we need to scrape it off and apply a fresh layer.
油灰已经变硬了，所以我们需要把它刮掉，再涂一层新的。
She bought a tin of putty to fill the cracks in the old wooden door.
她买了一罐油灰来填补旧木门上的裂缝。
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 the cracks around the pipe.
把油灰抹在管道周围的裂缝上。
putty 是不可数名词，表示数量时可用 a lump of、a tube of 等单位词。
He used a lump of putty to fill the hole.
他用一块油灰填补了那个洞。
Not this
I bought a putty to repair the window.
Use this
I bought some putty to repair the window.
putty 作名词时为不可数名词，不能直接用不定冠词 a/an，需用 some 或 a piece of 等表示数量。
Not this
He puttys the window every year.
Use this
He putties the window every year.
动词 putty 的第三人称单数形式要把 y 变为 i 再加 es，即 putties，不能用 puttys。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
玻璃油灰
The glazier's putty hardens after a few days.
玻璃油灰几天后会变硬。
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。
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。
任人摆布；对某人百依百顺
She was putty in his hands.
她对他百依百顺。
我是你手中的油灰。
He repaired the broken window with putty.
他用油灰修补了破窗户。
Use putty naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 putty 开头是 put——把它'放'（put）进缝隙填起来。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.