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seal

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [silsi:l]
  • 美式音标 [siːl]
  • 国际音标 [si:l]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 密封；印章；海豹；封条；标志
  • vt. 密封；盖章
  • vi. 猎海豹
  • n. (Seal)人名；(英)西尔

词源解说

  • 1230年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的seel；最初源自通俗拉丁语的sigellum，意为把设计图案印在蜡上。

词根记忆

  • sea(海洋) + l(看作love，爱)→海水也不会冲走爱的封印→封条
  • sea(海洋) + l(看作love，爱)→海豹是可爱的海洋动物→海豹
  • sea(海洋) + l(看作love，爱)→海水也不会冲走爱的印迹→印，图章
  • sea(海洋) + l(看做love，爱)→喜欢海洋的动物→海豹
  • 顽皮的海豹(seal)，偷拿(steal)零食

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    sealed：密封的；未知的。
  • n性质的同根词
    sealing：封闭，[机]密封；补铸件的漏洞；猎捕海豹业。
    sealant：[机]密封剂。
    sealer：盖印人；检验员；密封层；捕海豹的船或猎人。
    sealskin：海豹皮；海豹皮衣。
  • v性质的同根词
    sealed：封闭；盖印（seal的过去分词）。

用法辨析

    v. (动词)

  • seal用作名词时的意思是“印章”,转化为动词的意思是“盖章于…上”,引申可表示“封”“封口”“封住”“最后确定”等。
  • seal只用作及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语。
  • seal作动词指“密封”时，可以用seal the letter或seal the envelope表示“把信件密封”。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • They saw many seals off the Coast of Alaska.
    他们在阿拉斯加海岸外看见很多海豹。

    • 用作动词 (v.)

    用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • She sealed the letter.
    她把信封上了。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • affix 〔stamp〕 a seal 盖章
  • break 〔take off〕 a seal 启封
  • engrave a seal 刻图章
  • pass the seal 盖有图章
  • put the seal on 在…封口处打上封印

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (ANIMAL) a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land or ice
  • (COVERING) something fixed around the edge of an opening to prevent liquid or gas flowing through it
  • (MARK) an official mark on a document, sometimes made with wax, that shows that it is legal or has been officially approved
  • (COVERING) to close an entrance or container so that nothing can enter or leave it
  • (MARK) to make an agreement more certain or to approve it formally

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • When you seal an envelope, you close it by folding part of it over and sticking it down, so that it cannot be opened without being torn.
  • If you seal a container or an opening, you cover it with something in order to prevent air, liquid, or other material from getting in or out. If you seal something in a container, you put it inside and then close the container tightly.
  • The seal on a container or opening is the part where it has been sealed.
  • A seal is a device or a piece of material, for example, in a machine, which closes an opening tightly so that air, liquid, or other substances cannot get in or out.
  • A seal is something such as a piece of sticky paper or wax that is fixed to a container or door and must be broken before the container or door can be opened.
  • A seal is a special mark or design, for example, on a document, representing someone or something. It may be used to show that something is genuine or officially approved.
  • If someone in authority seals an area, they stop people entering or passing through it, for example, by placing barriers in the way.
  • Seal off means the same as .
  • To seal something means to make it definite or confirm how it is going to be.
  • to affix a seal to, as proof of authenticity
  • A seal is a large animal with a rounded body and flat legs called flippers. Seals eat fish and live in and near the sea, usually in cold parts of the world.
  • to hunt for seals