gasket
/ˈɡæskɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡæskɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈga-skət/ (ame, mw)
gasket — 名詞
- gasketsingular
- gasketsplural
1. A thin layer of compressible material — often rubber, copper, or silicone — that
墊片
接合處的防漏密封片
A thin layer of compressible material — often rubber, copper, or silicone — that seals the joint between two bolted or clamped surfaces so that no liquid or gas can escape.
The mechanic replaced the worn-out gasket on Kwame's car engine last Tuesday.
技工上星期二替 Kwame 的汽車引擎換掉了磨損的墊片。
collocation: replace a gasket / worn-out gasket
Water dripped from the pipe joint because the rubber gasket had cracked with age.
水從管接頭處滴下來，因為橡膠墊片老舊裂開了。
collocation: rubber gasket + pipe joint
A blown head gasket can allow engine coolant to leak into the oil passages.
汽缸床墊片燒掉會讓引擎冷卻液滲入機油道。
Amir checked the gasket between the pump flanges before starting the machine.
Amir 在啟動機器前檢查了泵浦法蘭之間的墊片。
Fatima fitted a new copper gasket to the steam pipe to stop the hissing leak.
Fatima 在蒸氣管上裝了一片新的銅墊片，來堵住嘶嘶作響的漏氣處。
- seal
broader term; a gasket is a specific type of seal used between rigid surfaces, whereas 'seal' can refer to any barrier (e.g., a lip seal on a rotating shaft).
- washer
often confused; a washer distributes load under a nut or bolt, while a gasket prevents leakage between surfaces.
- O-ring
a round seal with a circular cross-section, used in grooves rather than between flat surfaces.
文法句型
gasket between [two surfaces]
replace/fit/install a gasket
用法筆記
Common in automotive and plumbing contexts. The informal idiom 'blow a gasket' (meaning to become very angry) is unrelated to the literal mechanical meaning.