caulk
/kɔːk/ (bre, ipa) · /kɑːk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkȯk/ (ame, mw) · /kɔːk/ (ame, ipa)
caulk — 名詞
1. a soft, paste-like material — usually silicone or acrylic — that is squeezed int
填縫劑
填補縫隙、防水防漏的軟膏狀材料
a soft, paste-like material — usually silicone or acrylic — that is squeezed into narrow gaps around bathtubs, sinks, windows, or pipes so that water and air cannot pass through; it hardens after a few hours into a flexible, waterproof seal.
Ingrid squeezed a thin line of caulk along the edge of the kitchen sink.
Ingrid 沿著廚房水槽的邊緣擠了一條細細的填縫劑。
collocation: a line/bead of caulk along [edge]
The old caulk around the bathtub had turned black with mould and needed replacing.
浴缸周圍的舊填縫劑已經發黑長霉，需要更換了。
common context: bathroom maintenance + ageing caulk
Andrés bought a tube of silicone caulk at the hardware shop.
Andrés 在五金行買了一條矽利康填縫劑。
Make sure the surface is dry before you apply the caulk.
塗填縫劑之前要確認表面是乾的。
A thin layer of caulk between the tiles stops water leaking onto the floor.
磁磚之間塗上一層薄薄的填縫劑，可以擋住水滲到樓下。
- sealant
broader term — covers caulk plus other gap-filling materials like weatherstripping foam
- filler
more general; can mean anything that fills a hole, including wood filler or wall filler, not just for waterproofing
- putty
stiffer and more clay-like; traditionally used for fixing glass into window frames rather than for waterproofing seams
文法句型
a tube of caulk
apply caulk to/around N
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable: 'some caulk', 'a bit of caulk', NOT 'a caulk'. To talk about a single container, use 'a tube of caulk' or 'a cartridge of caulk'.
常見錯誤
caulk — 動詞
- caulkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- caulkshe / she / it
- caulkedpast simple
- caulking-ing form
1. to press a soft waterproof paste into the narrow gaps around a bath, sink, windo
填縫；封補
用軟膏狀材料封住縫隙以防水防漏
to press a soft waterproof paste into the narrow gaps around a bath, sink, window frame, boat seam, or pipe joint so that water and air cannot get through; the paste then dries and forms a flexible, watertight seal.
Meera caulked around the new bathtub before turning on the water for the first time.
Meera 在第一次放水之前，先把新浴缸四周填縫封好。
pattern: caulk around [object being sealed]
The boat builders caulked every seam in the wooden hull to keep water out.
造船工人把木製船身的每一道縫都填補密實，以擋住水。
traditional context: caulking a wooden boat hull
Hana caulked the gaps around her bedroom window to block the cold winter air.
Hana 把臥室窗戶四周的縫隙填補起來，擋住冬天的冷空氣。
You should caulk the joints between the tiles and the wall once a year.
你應該每年把磁磚和牆面之間的接縫重新填補一次。
Yael caulked the leaking pipe joint as a quick fix until the plumber arrived.
Yael 先把漏水的水管接頭暫時填補起來，等水電工來再處理。
- seal
broader, everyday word — anything from envelopes to containers can be sealed; 'caulk' specifically means closing gaps with paste
- waterproof
describes the result rather than the action; you waterproof a deck by caulking, painting, or covering it
- fill in
more general; can mean filling any hole or gap, not necessarily for keeping water out
文法句型
caulk + [object: bath / window / seam / pipe]
caulk around N
用法筆記
Object is typically the surface or seam being made watertight (the bath, the window, the seam), NOT the caulk itself. We caulk the bathtub, we do not 'caulk silicone into the gap'. Often paired with 'around': 'caulk around the bath'.