filings

IPA/fˈaɪlɪŋz/
KK[fˈaɪlɪŋz]IPA/fˈaɪlɪŋz/

filings — 名詞

1. tiny sharp particles of metal that break away from a piece of metal when it is s

1.名詞B2
釋義

金屬屑

用銼刀打磨金屬掉下的細碎顆粒

tiny sharp particles of metal that break away from a piece of metal when it is smoothed or shaped with a file tool.

例句

Naoko brushed the iron filings off the workbench into a dustpan.

Naoko 把工作檯上的鐵屑掃進畚斗裡。

collocation: iron filings — most common with metal-type noun

The blacksmith swept up the steel filings from the floor after sharpening the plough.

那個鐵匠磨好犁之後，把地板上的鋼屑掃了起來。

verb: sweep up / brush off filings

常見搭配
  • iron filings
  • steel filings
  • brass filings
  • aluminium filings
  • metal filings
  • tiny filings
  • fine filings
  • sweep up filings
  • brush off filings
  • collect filings
同義詞
  • shavings

    broader meaning — can refer to thin slices from wood or metal, and are usually larger curled pieces rather than tiny particles

  • particles

    more general — can refer to any very small pieces of any material, not specifically produced by filing

  • dust

    used for extremely fine filings that resemble powder, especially from grinding rather than filing

文法句型

filings + of + [metal type]

determiner (the/some) + [metal] + filings

用法筆記

Always used in plural form. 'Filings' normally refers to the fragments produced by filing or grinding metal; it is not used for paperwork (the homograph 'filing' is a separate word related to documents and records). The most common collocations pair 'filings' with the type of metal: iron filings, steel filings, brass filings.

常見錯誤

I threw away the filing from my metal project.
I threw away the filings from my metal project.
'filings' is always plural, even when referring to the material as a whole.
There were metal filings on the floor of the office filing room.
There were metal filings on the workshop floor.
'filings' (metal fragments) is easily confused with the homograph 'filing' (document storage); keep the context in a metalworking setting.

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