seal
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [silsi:l]
- 美式音標 [si?l]
- 國際音標 [si:l]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n. 密封;印章;海豹;封條;標志
- vt. 密封;蓋章
- vi. 獵海豹
- n. (Seal)人名;(英)西爾
詞源解說
- 1230年左右進入英語,直接源自古法語的seel;最初源自通俗拉丁語的sigellum,意爲把設計圖案印在蠟上。
詞根記憶
- sea(海洋) + l(看作love,愛)→海水也不會沖走愛的封印→封條
- sea(海洋) + l(看作love,愛)→海豹是可愛的海洋動物→海豹
- sea(海洋) + l(看作love,愛)→海水也不會沖走愛的印跡→印,圖章
- sea(海洋) + l(看做love,愛)→喜歡海洋的動物→海豹
- 頑皮的海豹(seal),媮拿(steal)零食
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- sealed:密封的;未知的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- sealing:封閉,[機]密封;補鑄件的漏洞;獵捕海豹業(yè)。
- sealant:[機]密封劑。
- sealer:蓋印人;檢騐員;密封層;捕海豹的船或獵人。
- sealskin:海豹皮;海豹皮衣。
- v性質(zhì)的同根詞
- sealed:封閉;蓋印(seal的過去分詞)。
用法辨析
- seal用作名詞時的意思是“印章”,轉(zhuǎn)化爲動詞的意思是“蓋章於…上”,引申可表示“封”“封口”“封住”“最後確定”等。
- seal衹用作及物動詞,接名詞、代詞作賓語。
- seal作動詞指“密封”時,可以用seal the letter或seal the envelope表示“把信件密封”。
v. (動詞)
英漢例句
- They saw many seals off the Coast of Alaska.
他們在阿拉斯加海岸外看見很多海豹。 - She sealed the letter.
她把信封上了。
用作名詞 (n.)
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.
詞組短語
- affix 〔stamp〕 a seal 蓋章
- break 〔take off〕 a seal 啓封
- engrave a seal 刻圖章
- pass the seal 蓋有圖章
- put the seal on 在…封口処打上封印
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+~
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
- 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