filler
/ˈfɪlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɪlər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfi-lər/ (ame, mw)
filler — 名詞
- fillersingular
- fillersplural
1. a soft paste that hardens when dry, spread into small gaps in wood or plaster so
填補劑
塗在木材或牆面凹洞上的補土
a soft paste that hardens when dry, spread into small gaps in wood or plaster so the surface becomes smooth before you paint or polish it
Omar pressed wood filler into the crack along the kitchen door frame.
Omar 把木材填補劑壓進廚房門框的裂縫裡。
collocation: wood filler
Before painting the bedroom, Diego smoothed filler over every nail hole in the plaster.
在油漆臥室之前，Diego 把填補劑抹平在牆上每個釘孔上。
pattern: smooth/spread filler over [surface]
The decorator scraped off the old paint, then applied a thin layer of filler.
裝潢師把舊漆刮掉，然後上了一層薄薄的填補劑。
A small tub of wall filler costs less than a coffee at the hardware store.
在五金行，一小桶牆面填補劑比一杯咖啡還便宜。
Linh waited an hour for the filler to dry before sanding the doorway smooth.
Linh 等了一個小時讓填補劑乾，才把門口磨平。
文法句型
wood/wall filler
apply filler to [surface]
用法筆記
Often modified by the material it patches: wood filler, wall filler, plaster filler. Both countable (a tub of filler) and uncountable (apply filler) uses are common.
常見錯誤
2. a small sound or word like um, er, or you know that a speaker drops in while thi
口頭贅詞
說話時暫時填補空檔的字詞或聲音
a small sound or word like um, er, or you know that a speaker drops in while thinking what to say next, so the talk does not go silent
Owen's debate coach told him to cut out fillers like 'um' and 'you know'.
Owen 的辯論教練要他把「呃」、「你知道」這類口頭贅詞改掉。
examples of the category: um, you know
Public-speaking trainers often record students to count how many fillers they use per minute.
演講訓練老師常錄下學生說話，計算他們每分鐘用了多少口頭贅詞。
collocation: count/use fillers
Vivek slowed his speech down and replaced his usual fillers with short, deliberate pauses.
Vivek 把語速放慢，把平常的口頭贅詞換成短而刻意的停頓。
In Japanese, words such as 'eto' and 'ano' work as fillers, similar to English 'um'.
在日文裡，「eto」和「ano」之類的字也是口頭贅詞，跟英文的「um」很像。
Daichi noticed he was using 'like' as a nervous filler during the interview.
Daichi 發現自己在面試時把「like」當成緊張時的口頭贅詞使用。
- hesitation word
more descriptive term used in linguistics textbooks
- verbal tic
negative; suggests an unconscious habit a speaker would rather lose
文法句型
a filler such as / like [word]
use [word] as a filler
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3 (low-quality padding): a filler here is a single hesitation word inside one sentence; sense 3 refers to whole songs, scenes, or paragraphs added to bulk out a larger work.
常見錯誤
3. extra material put into a film, album, magazine, or speech only to make it longe
灌水內容
為湊長度而加入、品質較弱的內容
extra material put into a film, album, magazine, or speech only to make it longer, when nothing better is ready to use; usually thought of as weaker than the main content
Critics said half the new album was filler around three strong singles.
樂評人說新專輯一半都是灌水內容，只圍繞著三首強曲。
pattern: be filler around [the good parts]
Christopher fast-forwarded through the filler episodes to reach the main story arc.
Christopher 把灌水的集數快轉跳過，直接看主線劇情。
collocation: filler episodes
The magazine printed two pages of celebrity gossip as filler at the back.
那本雜誌在末頁印了兩頁明星八卦當灌水內容。
Half of Yasmin's twenty-minute speech felt like filler — she only had ten minutes of real material.
Yasmin 那場二十分鐘的演講，有一半像是灌水內容──她真正有料的只有十分鐘。
Iker complained that the documentary was mostly filler interviews with people who knew nothing.
Iker 抱怨那部紀錄片大部分都是灌水訪談，受訪者其實什麼都不知道。
- highlight
the strong, memorable parts that filler sits between
文法句型
filler in / on [a film, album, magazine]
be (just) filler
用法筆記
Usually carries a negative judgement — calling something 'filler' implies the creator could not, or did not, produce enough strong material. Common in entertainment reviews, especially of TV anime ('filler arc'), albums, and magazines.
常見錯誤
4. a soft gel that a doctor puts into the face with a needle to smooth out lines on
醫美填充劑
注射到臉部撫平皺紋或豐潤輪廓的凝膠
a soft gel that a doctor puts into the face with a needle to smooth out lines on the skin or make features such as lips look fuller
Ayana booked a clinic appointment to have fillers around her eyes.
Ayana 在診所預約，要在眼周打醫美填充劑。
pattern: have fillers around [body part]
Olivia decided against lip fillers after reading about the recovery time.
Olivia 讀到恢復期相關資訊後，決定不打唇部填充劑。
collocation: lip fillers
The clinic offered cheek fillers for half price during their summer promotion.
夏季促銷期間，那家診所提供半價的蘋果肌填充劑療程。
Hamza injected the filler in tiny amounts so the patient's face still looked natural.
Hamza 一次只注射極少量的填充劑，這樣病人的臉看起來才會自然。
Many actors get fillers before red-carpet events to look fresh on camera.
很多演員會在紅毯活動前打填充劑，好讓自己在鏡頭前看起來氣色飽滿。
- dermal filler
more clinical, full term used on clinic websites and consent forms
文法句型
get / have fillers
inject fillers (into [body part])
用法筆記
Typically plural ('lip fillers', 'cheek fillers') when describing the treatment as a whole; singular when the doctor is dealing with one injection or one product.
常見錯誤
5. a cheaper ingredient, often a vegetable or starch, that a factory mixes into a m
填充料
加進加工食品裡增量或添纖維的便宜原料
a cheaper ingredient, often a vegetable or starch, that a factory mixes into a meat or other food product to bulk it up or to add fibre
Brooke read the sausage label and found that breadcrumbs were the main filler.
Brooke 看了香腸標籤，發現麵包屑才是主要的填充料。
pattern: [X] is the main filler
Cheaper supermarket burgers tend to contain more soy and starch as fillers.
比較便宜的超市漢堡排往往加入較多大豆和澱粉當填充料。
pattern: contain [X] as fillers
Pet-food brands sometimes use corn as a filler to lower the cost per bag.
寵物食品品牌有時會用玉米當填充料，以壓低每包成本。
Heather avoids any dog food that lists wheat as the first filler ingredient.
Heather 不買任何把小麥列為第一項填充料的狗糧。
Saira chose grass-fed beef patties because they had no fillers at all.
Saira 選了草飼牛肉排，因為裡面完全沒有填充料。
- bulking agent
more technical; used on ingredient labels and in food-industry writing
- extender
industry term for a cheap ingredient that stretches a more expensive one
文法句型
use [X] as a filler in [food]
contain fillers
用法筆記
Usually plural when discussing the category in food labels and reviews ('contain fillers'); singular with a specific ingredient ('soy as a filler'). Often carries a mildly negative tone — fillers are seen as a sign of a cheaper or lower-quality product.
常見錯誤
6. a short article, cartoon, song, or moment of talk that an editor or producer dro
補白
用來填滿版面或時段空檔的短篇內容
a short article, cartoon, song, or moment of talk that an editor or producer drops into a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast just to take up the empty space or time left over
The sub-editor kept a folder of short jokes to use as fillers when a page ran short.
副總編留了一個小笑話的資料夾，遇到頁面湊不滿時就拿來當補白。
pattern: use [X] as fillers
Local radio stations play soft music as a filler between the news and the weather.
地方電台會在新聞與氣象之間播放一段輕音樂當補白。
pattern: as a filler between [X] and [Y]
Élise wrote a quick poem that the magazine printed as a filler at the bottom of page eight.
Élise 寫了一首小詩，雜誌把它當補白印在第八頁底下。
When the speaker arrived late, the host told a few stories as filler.
講者遲到時，主持人就講幾個小故事當補白。
The newspaper ran a small cartoon as a filler beside the obituary column.
那份報紙在訃聞欄旁邊放了一張小漫畫當補白。
- stop-gap
broader; covers anything used temporarily to bridge a gap, not just publishing items
- space-filler
near-synonym specifically for printed pages
- feature
the planned, important article or segment that fillers sit around
文法句型
a filler at the back / end of [a paper, broadcast]
use [X] as filler
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3: sense 6 is neutral, used inside the publishing or broadcasting industry to mean 'something to fill a slot today'; sense 3 is a value judgement that the content is weak. Same word, different attitude.