coving
coving — 名詞
1. a curved strip fixed where a wall meets the ceiling, usually to make the join lo
牆頂線板
牆與天花交界的弧形飾條
a curved strip fixed where a wall meets the ceiling, usually to make the join look smooth or to hide a line of light.
The decorators installed white coving where the dining room walls met the ceiling.
裝潢工人在餐廳牆面與天花板交接處裝上白色牆頂線板。
install coving where walls meet ceiling
Elise painted the old coving cream to match the restored fireplace.
Elise 把老舊的牆頂線板刷成奶油色,和修復後的壁爐相配。
paint coving + colour
Soft lights hidden behind the coving gave the hotel lobby a warm glow.
藏在牆頂線板後方的柔和燈光,讓飯店大廳帶著溫暖光暈。
Cracks appeared in the coving after the upstairs bathroom leaked.
樓上浴室漏水後,牆頂線板出現了裂縫。
Builders measured the coving carefully before cutting each corner joint.
工人在切每個轉角接縫前,先仔細量好牆頂線板。
文法句型
install coving
coving around/along + room edge
用法筆記
In renovation talk, this word is often treated like a material noun: people install, paint, or replace coving rather than counting individual pieces. It usually refers to the curved finish at the top of a room, but it can also describe a hollow strip used to conceal lighting.
常見錯誤
coving — 動詞
1. to cut or shape a surface so that it bends inward in a smooth curve, especially
修成凹弧
把表面修成向內彎的弧面
to cut or shape a surface so that it bends inward in a smooth curve, especially in plaster, wood, or stone work.
Ayesha is coving the edge of the fireplace with a small hand tool.
Ayesha 正用一把小手工具把壁爐邊緣修成凹弧。
coving the edge of + object
Workers spent all morning coving the plaster above the stage.
工人花了一整個早上,把舞台上方的灰泥修成內凹弧面。
coving plaster above a surface
The machine was coving the wooden rail to match the old staircase.
那台機器正在把木扶手修成凹弧,好和舊樓梯一致。
Jin practiced coving a strip of foam before shaping the final model.
Jin 先練習把一條泡棉修成凹弧,再製作最後的模型。
The mason finished coving the stone corners so rainwater would run off.
石匠把石頭轉角修成凹弧後完工,讓雨水可以順著流下。
文法句型
cove + edge/surface
cove + object + to + shape
用法筆記
This verb is mostly used in specialist craft or building contexts rather than everyday conversation. The direct object is usually the edge, surface, or material being shaped into the inward curve.