oakum

英 ['əʊkəm] 美 ['okəm]
  • n. 麻絮;填絮(用于填塞船缝等)
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oakum 麻絮

来自古英语acumba,麻绳,梳理开的麻絮,a-,离开,分开,-cumba梳子,词源同comb.

oakum (n.)
"loose fiber obtained from taking apart old hemp ropes," early 15c., from Old English acumba "tow, oakum, flax fibers separated by combing," literally "what is combed out," from Proto-Germanic *us-kambon (source of Old High German achambi); first element cognate with Old English a- "away, out, off;" second element from stem of cemban "to comb," from camb "a comb;" from PIE *gembh- "tooth, nail" (see comb (n.)).
1. Shipbuilders caulk wooden boats with oakum and tar.
造船工匠用麻丝和沥青填塞木船缝隙,使之不渗水.

来自辞典例句

2. Nautical To make a boat watertight by packing seams a waterproof material, as oakum or pitch.
使用防水材料, 如麻絮或沥青堵漏缝以使(船)不漏水.

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3. To make ( a boat ) watertight packing seams with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.
堵缝使用防水''.'材料'.'', 如麻絮或沥青''.'堵漏'. ''缝以使 ( 船 ) 不漏水.

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