dado
dado — 名詞
- dadosingular
- dadoesplural
1. The bottom section of a room wall, from the floor up to about waist height. Home
牆裙；壁板
室內牆壁下半部的裝飾面
The bottom section of a room wall, from the floor up to about waist height. Homeowners often paint, paper, or panel this area differently from the wall above.
Yumi painted the dado a dark green and the wall above it a light cream.
Yumi 把牆裙漆成深綠色，牆壁上半部則漆成淺奶油色。
The old house had a wooden dado running along the dining room walls.
那棟老房子的餐廳牆壁四周裝有木製壁板。
dado + running along + wall location
Kian chose a simple white dado to protect the hallway walls from scuffs.
Kian 選擇了簡單的白色牆裙，保護走廊牆壁免於刮傷。
dado + protect + wall (functional purpose)
Imani covered the dado with dark oak panels to match the floor.
Imani 用深色橡木版覆蓋牆裙，使其與地板搭配。
Elena used floral wallpaper on the wall above the dado to add colour.
Elena 在牆裙上方的牆面貼上碎花壁紙，增添了色彩。
- wooden dado
- painted dado
- dado height
- above the dado
- below the dado
- dado panel
- wainscoting
refers specifically to wooden panelling covering the lower wall, not just any different finish
- skirting board
only the lowest strip where the wall meets the floor, not the whole lower wall section
用法筆記
In interior design contexts, the term often appears in descriptions of period or traditional homes. The dado and the wall above it are usually treated as separate decorative zones.
2. A narrow, horizontal strip of wood or plastic fixed around a room at waist heigh
腰板條；飾條
牆壁中段的裝飾木條或塑料條
A narrow, horizontal strip of wood or plastic fixed around a room at waist height, forming the boundary between the lower wall finish and the wall above.
Rodrigo fixed the dado rail at exactly waist height around the room.
Rodrigo 將壁板條精確地固定在房間的腰高位置。
dado rail + fix at + height
The dado rail in the hotel lobby was made of polished mahogany.
飯店大廳的腰板條是用拋光桃花心木製成的。
Anna painted the dado rail white to match the window frames.
Anna 將壁板條漆成白色，以搭配窗框。
Kabir installed a white plastic dado rail to give the room a traditional look.
Kabir 安裝了白色塑料壁板條，為房間增添傳統風格。
- dado rail height
- install a dado rail
- wooden dado rail
- plastic dado rail
- paint the dado rail
- chair rail
the American English term for the same decorative strip
用法筆記
Commonly called simply 'dado rail' or 'chair rail'. Particularly frequent in UK home-improvement contexts. In the US the term 'chair rail' is more common for the same feature.
常見錯誤
3. A long, flat-bottomed groove running across a board. A second piece of wood fits
榫槽
木板上的長形矩形凹槽，用於接合
A long, flat-bottomed groove running across a board. A second piece of wood fits inside this groove, forming a tight joint between the two parts.
Ilan cut a dado along the shelf board to hold the dividers in place.
Ilan 沿著層板切出一道榫槽，用來固定隔板。
cut a dado + along + board
The carpenter measured the depth of the dado three times before sawing.
木匠在鋸切前先把榫槽的深度量了三次。
Inês checked that the shelf edge fit snugly into the dado.
Inês 檢查層板邊緣是否緊密地嵌入榫槽中。
A well-cut dado creates a clean, strong joint between two boards.
切割良好的榫槽能在兩塊木板之間形成乾淨而牢固的接合。
Madison used a router to cut a dado for the bookshelf shelves.
Madison 用雕刻機在書架的層板上切出榫槽。
router + cut a dado + for bookshelf
- cut a dado
- dado depth
- dado joint
- router dado
- saw dado
- housing
British woodworking term for a dado joint
用法筆記
In woodworking, a dado is cut across the grain, while a 'groove' runs with the grain. The depth is usually one-third to one-half of the board thickness.
常見錯誤
dado — 動詞
- dadopresent simple I / you / we / they
- dadoes3rd person singular
- dadoing-ing form
- dadoedpast simple
1. To fit a dado onto a wall or to finish the lower part of a wall with a decorativ
裝壁板
為牆壁安裝護牆板或壁板
To fit a dado onto a wall or to finish the lower part of a wall with a decorative surface such as panels or a different paint treatment.
Dewi hired a team to dado the hallway in the traditional English style.
Dewi 僱了一組工人為走廊安裝英式風格的壁板。
The contractor dados the lower three feet of the wall with plywood panels.
承包商在牆壁下半部三呎處裝上膠合板壁板。
dado + lower + wall + with + material
Soraya decided to dado the dining room walls with dark oak panels.
Soraya 決定在餐廳牆壁上安裝深色橡木壁板。
The instruction booklet explains how to dado a wall using pre-cut boards.
說明書中說明了如何使用預製板為牆壁安裝壁板。
- dado a wall
- dado a room
- dado with panels
- panel
more general term for covering a wall with boards, not specific to the lower section
文法句型
dado + object (wall/room)
用法筆記
Almost always used in a DIY or construction context. This verb is very rare in everyday conversation.
2. To cut a rectangular groove across a piece of wood so that another piece of wood
開榫槽
在木板上切出矩形凹槽
To cut a rectangular groove across a piece of wood so that another piece of wood can fit into it securely.
Eli dados each plank before assembling the cabinet frame.
Eli 在組裝櫃子框架之前，先為每塊木板開榫槽。
dado + each plank + before + assembling
Linh carefully dados the shelf board to a depth of half an inch.
Linh 小心地在層板上開一個半英吋深的榫槽。
The workshop manual shows how to dado a board using a table saw.
工作手冊示範了如何使用圓鋸機在木板上開榫槽。
Esteban learned to dado pine boards during his first carpentry class.
Esteban 在他的第一堂木工課上學會了在松木板上開榫槽。
Ritu set the saw blade to the right height to dado the oak plank.
Ritu 將鋸片調整到適當高度，準備在橡木板上開榫槽。
- dado a board
- dado a plank
- dado across the grain
- groove
more general; implies cutting a channel that runs with the grain, not across it
文法句型
dado + object (board/plank)
用法筆記
Dadoing (cutting a dado) is typically done with a router, table saw, or specialised dado blade set. The verb is used almost exclusively in woodworking instructions.
3. To place the edge of a board into a pre-cut groove so that it fits tightly and f
嵌入槽
將木板邊緣嵌入預先切好的凹槽中
To place the edge of a board into a pre-cut groove so that it fits tightly and forms a fixed joint.
Theo dados the shelf edge into the slot he cut earlier.
Theo 將層板的邊緣嵌入他事先切好的槽中。
dado + object + into + slot
Jessica dados the drawer base into the groove and checks for a tight fit.
Jessica 將抽屜底板嵌入槽中，並檢查是否緊密貼合。
The final step is to dado each panel into its corresponding channel.
最後一步是將每一塊面板嵌入對應的槽道中。
Quinn dados the wooden strips into the frame one by one with a mallet.
Quinn 用木槌將木條逐一嵌入框架的槽中。
- dado into position
- dado into a groove
- dado into a slot
- fit
a more general word for placing something into a space
文法句型
dado + object + into + groove
用法筆記
This sense is the least common of the three verb uses. It describes the assembly action rather than the cutting action.