soldering
soldering — noun
1. a soft metal mixture that turns liquid under heat and, once cooled, hardens into
a soft metal mixture that turns liquid under heat and, once cooled, hardens into a firm bond holding two metal parts together
Pim heated the iron until the soldering on the wire began to melt.
collocation: heat the soldering until it melts
Old soldering on Nikos's vintage radio board had cracked after twenty years of use.
Ignacio's repair shop ordered lead-free soldering for the new circuit boards.
Yuki touched the cooled soldering and felt the smooth silver bead with her finger.
A small pool of soldering joined the copper wire to the metal plate.
- solder
the more common base noun for the same alloy; soldering is the gerund-derived variant used in some technical contexts
- tin solder
a more specific term when the alloy is tin-based
文法句型
apply soldering to [metal]
use soldering on [surface]
用法筆記
Treated as an uncountable mass noun like 'wire' or 'glue' — say 'some soldering', not 'a soldering'. Distinguish from sense 2 (the act) by context: a workshop sells 'a roll of soldering' (material) but teaches 'soldering' (skill).
常見錯誤
2. the activity of fixing two metal pieces together by melting a soft metal mixture
the activity of fixing two metal pieces together by melting a soft metal mixture between them so that the join holds when the mixture turns hard again
Theo signed up for a weekend class on soldering at the local maker space.
collocation: a class on soldering
Yan's careful soldering kept the old headphone cable working for another five years.
Mert finished the soldering on the speaker wires before lunch.
The teacher reminded the class that soldering takes a steady hand and a hot iron.
Yasmin learned soldering from her father in his small electronics shop.
- desoldering
the reverse activity — removing solder to separate two joined pieces
文法句型
learn soldering
do soldering
用法筆記
Refers to the activity or technique itself, as in a skill you study or a job you finish. Distinguish from sense 1 (the material) — sense 2 names what you DO, not what you APPLY.
soldering — verb
1. present participle of the verb 'solder' — joining metal parts together by meltin
present participle of the verb 'solder' — joining metal parts together by melting a soft metal mixture in the gap between them, used as an -ing form in progressive tenses, gerund subjects, or descriptive phrases
Kabir was soldering a broken wire on his old guitar amplifier last night.
pattern: was soldering + [object] (past progressive)
Mira spent the afternoon soldering tiny chips onto a circuit board.
pattern: spent [time] soldering + [object]
Élise burned her thumb while soldering the loose battery contact yesterday.
The technician is soldering the copper pipe to the brass joint right now.
Christopher kept soldering at his workbench until every wire on the board held firm.
- desoldering
removing solder to separate the joined parts
文法句型
soldering [object] to [object]
soldering [wire/joint]
用法筆記
Most often appears in progressive tenses ('was soldering', 'is soldering') or after time-spending verbs ('spent the day soldering'). When used as a bare gerund subject ('Soldering takes patience'), it shifts toward the noun reading (sense noun/2).