spackle
spackle — 名詞
1. a soft white paste, or the dry powder you stir into water to make it, that harde
補牆膏
填補牆面孔洞、乾後變硬的膏狀填料
a soft white paste, or the dry powder you stir into water to make it, that hardens after drying and is pushed into small holes or cracks in a wall so the surface looks smooth again.
Selim spread a thin layer of spackle over the nail holes before painting.
Selim 在油漆前，先在釘孔上抹了一層薄薄的補牆膏。
spread + spackle over [surface]
The bucket of spackle had dried into a hard lump after sitting open all winter.
那桶補牆膏開著放了整個冬天，已經乾成一塊硬塊。
uncountable: a bucket of spackle
Linh mixed the powder with water until the spackle was thick and creamy.
Linh 把粉末和水拌在一起，直到補牆膏變得濃稠滑順。
Once the spackle dries, sand it smooth and the crack will disappear.
等補牆膏乾了，把它磨平，裂縫就會不見。
用法筆記
Uncountable: say 'some spackle' or 'a layer of spackle', never 'a spackle'. Originally a brand name, now used in American English for any wall-filling paste of this kind.
常見錯誤
2. something used to hide a fault or weakness for a while, so it looks dealt with e
表面遮掩
暫時掩蓋缺陷、卻未真正解決的東西
something used to hide a fault or weakness for a while, so it looks dealt with even though the real trouble underneath is still there.
The new logo was just spackle over a company that customers no longer trusted.
那個新標誌只是替一家顧客早已不信任的公司做表面遮掩罷了。
figurative: spackle over [a deeper problem]
Ada called the cheerful press release pure spackle, hiding months of layoffs.
Ada 說那份開朗的新聞稿純粹是表面遮掩，藏著好幾個月的裁員。
spackle = surface cover for a hidden fault
A friendly smile can be spackle that covers how angry someone really feels.
一個友善的微笑可能只是遮掩，蓋住一個人真正有多生氣。
Cheap paint was spackle on a house whose roof was about to fall in.
便宜的油漆只是表面遮掩，那棟房子的屋頂都快塌了。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this is a figurative extension where the 'hole' being filled is a problem or fault rather than a real wall, and the cover-up is usually criticised as shallow.
spackle — 動詞
- spacklepresent simple I / you / we / they
- spackles3rd person singular
- spackling-ing form
- spackledpast simple
1. to push soft paste into the small holes or cracks in a wall and let it harden, s
填補牆洞
把膏料填進牆上孔洞使表面平整
to push soft paste into the small holes or cracks in a wall and let it harden, so the surface becomes smooth and ready to paint.
Jin spackled every nail hole before the new tenants moved in.
新房客搬進來之前，Jin 把每個釘孔都填補好了。
spackle + [hole] as object
We spackled the long crack above the kitchen window on Saturday morning.
週六早上，我們把廚房窗戶上方那道長裂縫填補起來。
spackle + [crack]
Christopher spackled the bedroom walls, then waited a day for them to dry.
Christopher 把臥室的牆面都補好，再等一天讓它們變乾。
The cracks were spackled and sanded before anyone painted the hallway.
在有人粉刷走廊之前，那些裂縫都已經填補好並磨平了。
文法句型
spackle + [hole/crack]
spackle + [wall]
用法筆記
Object is normally the hole, crack, or wall being repaired, not the paste itself. Often paired with 'sand' and 'paint' to describe the full repair sequence.
2. to spread a soft, thick substance over a surface in a rough, uneven layer, the w
厚塗；亂抹
把濃稠軟物厚厚地抹在表面上
to spread a soft, thick substance over a surface in a rough, uneven layer, the way filling paste is smeared onto a wall.
Ishaan spackled mustard across the bread until it dripped off the edges.
Ishaan 把芥末厚厚地抹滿麵包，多到從邊邊滴下來。
spackle + [surface] with thick substance
The toddler had spackled yogurt all over the high-chair tray.
那個小孩把優格亂抹了一整片高腳椅的餐盤。
spackle = spread thickly and messily
Nikos spackled sunscreen onto his nose in a thick white stripe.
Nikos 把防曬乳厚厚地抹在鼻子上，留下一道白白的條紋。
Imani spackled glue along the box flaps to hold them shut.
Imani 沿著箱子的摺口厚塗了一層膠水，好把它們黏緊。
文法句型
spackle + [surface] + with [substance]
用法筆記
Informal and often humorous: the image is of a thick, careless smear rather than a neat coat. Distinguish from sense 1, where the surface is a wall and the goal is a smooth repair.
3. to hide or patch up a problem on the surface with some quick measure, while leav
敷衍掩蓋
只在表面掩蓋問題卻不真正解決
to hide or patch up a problem on the surface with some quick measure, while leaving the real cause untouched.
The manager tried to spackle over the budget gap with one cheerful email.
經理想用一封開朗的電子郵件來敷衍掩蓋預算缺口。
spackle over + [problem]
Rodrigo spackled over the team's anger with jokes, but nobody felt better.
Rodrigo 用玩笑來掩蓋團隊的怒氣，但沒有人因此好過。
spackle over = hide rather than fix
You cannot spackle over a broken friendship with a single gift.
你沒辦法靠一份禮物就掩蓋一段已經破裂的友情。
The report spackled over the safety failures instead of naming them clearly.
那份報告對安全疏失只是敷衍掩蓋，而不是清楚點明。
- gloss over
treat a problem as small to avoid dealing with it
- paper over
hide a disagreement or fault so things look fine on the surface
- resolve
actually deal with and end the problem
文法句型
spackle over + [problem]
用法筆記
Almost always used with 'over' and carries criticism: the speaker thinks the fix is shallow. Distinguish from sense 1, where a real wall is genuinely repaired.