grout

IPA/ɡraʊt/
KK[ɡrˈaʊt]IPA/ɡraʊt/

grout — 動詞

  • groutpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • grouts3rd person singular
  • grouting-ing form
  • groutedpast simple

1. to fill the narrow spaces between tiles on a wall or floor with a special paste

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

填縫

將砂漿填入瓷磚接縫

to fill the narrow spaces between tiles on a wall or floor with a special paste that hardens and locks the tiles in place.

例句

Mei-Lin spent the afternoon grouting the bathroom wall after fixing the tiles.

Mei-Lin 花了整個下午補上浴室牆壁的磁磚縫。

grouting + place (bathroom wall / kitchen floor)

The builder taught Kwame how to grout the kitchen floor without leaving air bubbles.

師傅教 Kwame 如何在廚房地板抹上填縫劑，避免產生氣泡。

同義詞
  • fill

    a more general word; 'grout' is specific to tile work using cement-based material

  • seal

    focuses on preventing water from passing through; grout both fills and strengthens

文法句型

grout + object (the surface or tiles being worked on)

用法筆記

The object of this verb is usually the surface (wall, floor, shower) or the specific tiles being worked on, not the gap itself.

常見錯誤

❌I need to grout the gap between the tiles.
✅I need to grout the tiles on the bathroom wall.
💡The verb 'grout' typically takes the surface or tile as its object, not the space between them.

grout — 名詞