brazing

IPA/bɹˈeɪzɪŋ/
IPA/bɹˈeɪzɪŋ/

brazing — verb

1. to join metal pieces by heating a filler metal until it melts between them, whil

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to join metal pieces by heating a filler metal until it melts between them, while the main pieces themselves do not melt

例句

The mechanic brazed the cracked copper pipe in under ten minutes.

braze + metal part

Aya brazed the brass handle back onto the old kettle.

braze + object + onto + object

同義詞
  • solder

    uses a lower-temperature filler and is often for smaller or lighter work

  • weld

    melts the main metal itself, unlike brazing

文法句型

braze + metal part

braze + object + together

braze + object + onto + object

用法筆記

Usually takes metal parts or joints as the object and often appears with together, onto, or to. Unlike weld, the base metal stays solid while the filler metal melts.

常見錯誤

❌The factory welded the copper tubes with a bronze filler.
✅The factory brazed the copper tubes with a bronze filler.
💡In brazing, the filler metal melts but the main tubes do not, so 'welded' gives the wrong process.

2. to make the surface of a metal object harder by heating it as part of a treatmen

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

to make the surface of a metal object harder by heating it as part of a treatment process

例句

The smith brazed the knife edge before sharpening it by hand.

braze + blade edge

A long hot fire can braze the outer layer of steel.

同義詞
  • harden

    the broad everyday verb, without the specific technical sense of heat treatment

  • temper

    a related metal-treatment process with a more specific manufacturing meaning

文法句型

braze + blade

braze + metal edge

braze + steel surface

用法筆記

Mostly found in technical or older descriptions of treating metal surfaces, not in everyday English. The object is usually a blade, edge, or steel surface.