| 单词 | caulk |
| 释义 | caulkWord family nouncaulkercaulkingverbcaulk caulk (also calk American English) /kɔːk $ kɒːk/ verb [transitiveT] → cork REPAIRto fill the holes or cracks in a ship with an oily or sticky substance in order to keep water out 〔用油性或黏性物料〕填塞〔船的漏洞或裂缝〕 Examples from the Corpus caulk• You may need to make other repairs, such as repointing or replacing damaged wood, siding or masonry before you caulk.• The trouble was that the company that would eventually caulk and waterproof the building had not yet been appointed.• As a favor, the masons at the test site had said they would do the caulking of the mockup. (1400-1500) Old North French cauquer “to press down with the feet”, from Latin calcare, from calx “heel” |
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