dowel
/ˈdaʊəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdaʊəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdau̇(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)
dowel — 名詞
- dowelsingular
- dowelsplural
1. a small round pin, usually of wood, put into matching holes to keep two pieces f
木銷
插入孔內固定零件的小圓釘
a small round pin, usually of wood, put into matching holes to keep two pieces fixed together
Otis tapped a dowel into the shelf before tightening the side panel.
Otis 在鎖緊側板前，先把木銷敲進層板裡。
tap a dowel into a shelf joint
The chair stopped wobbling once Rania glued a new dowel in place.
Rania 把新的木銷黏回原位後，椅子就不再搖晃了。
glue a dowel in place
Gabriel marked both boards so the dowel would line up exactly.
Gabriel 在兩塊木板上做記號，好讓木銷能精準對齊。
When the drawer cracked, Sumin replaced the missing dowel with a spare.
抽屜裂開後，Sumin 用備用的木銷換掉缺少的那一支。
文法句型
insert a dowel into
glue a dowel in place
wooden dowel
dowel hole
用法筆記
Usually refers to the short pin already prepared for a joint. Sense 2 is the longer rod material before it is cut into smaller pieces.
2. a straight round piece of wood meant to be cut into shorter dowels
圓木棒
可切成木銷的圓柱木料
a straight round piece of wood meant to be cut into shorter dowels
The carpenter bought a long dowel and cut it into four pegs.
木匠買了一根長圓木棒，再把它切成四個小木釘。
cut a long dowel into shorter pieces
Mauricio sanded the dowel before making short pins for the toy cart.
Mauricio 先把圓木棒磨平，再做成玩具車用的小木釘。
The art teacher keeps long dowels near the saw for class projects.
美術老師把長圓木棒放在鋸子旁邊，留給課堂作品使用。
After the glue dried, Devika painted the dowel for the puppet frame.
膠水乾了之後，Devika 把那根圓木棒塗上顏色，拿去做木偶骨架。
- rod
much broader and not limited to wood or joinery use
- wooden rod
plain descriptive phrase without the woodworking meaning of being cut for joints
文法句型
cut a dowel into pieces
sand a dowel
long dowel
thin dowel
用法筆記
Usually names the long round piece before it is cut to size. In sense 1, the dowel is already the small fastening pin.
dowel — 動詞
- dowelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dowels3rd person singular
- doweling-ing form
- dowelledpast simple
1. to fasten pieces by putting dowels into prepared holes, or to add dowels to some
用木銷固定
用木銷把零件接牢
to fasten pieces by putting dowels into prepared holes, or to add dowels to something
The repair shop doweled the broken stool before repainting the legs.
修理店先用木銷固定壞掉的凳子，再重刷椅腳。
dowel a piece of furniture before repair
After drilling the edges, Christopher doweled the two frames together.
把邊緣鑽好孔後，Christopher 用木銷把兩個框架接在一起。
dowel two frames together
The cabinet maker doweled each corner so the box could hold books.
櫃體師傅把每個角都用木銷固定，好讓箱子能承重放書。
Sayaka doweled the loose rail instead of using metal screws.
Sayaka 用木銷固定鬆掉的橫桿，而不是改用金屬螺絲。
文法句型
dowel two pieces together
dowel a joint
dowel the frame
be doweled
用法筆記
Common in woodworking. The object is usually a joint, board, frame, or piece of furniture, and the sentence often also mentions drilling or glue.