seal
noun
verb
siːl
noun
1
a
large
sea
animal
that
eats
fish
and
lives
around
coasts
海豹
2
a.
a
mark
that
has
a
special
design
and
shows
the
legal
or
official
authority
of
a
person
or
organization
b.
the
object
that
is
used
to
make
this
mark
印章，图章
The
document
carried
the
seal
of
the
governor’s
office.
文件上盖有州长办公室的图章。
3
a
piece
of
rubber
or
plastic
that
keeps
air,
water,
dirt
etc
out
of
something
〔防止空气、水、灰尘等渗入的〕密封条，密封纸
airtight/watertight
seal
an
airtight
seal
around
the
windows
窗户四周的密封条
4
a
piece
of
WAX
,
paper,
wire
etc
that
you
have
to
break
in
order
to
open
a
container,
document
etc
封蜡，封条，火漆
5
seal of approval
if
you
give
something
your
seal
of
approval,
you
say
that
you
approve
of
it,
especially
officially
正式认可，正式批准
A
number
of
employers
have
already
given
their
seal
of
approval
to
the
scheme.
一些雇主已经对这项计划表示认可。
6
set the seal on sth
to
make
something
definite
or
complete
[英] 确定某事，使某事成定局
BrE
In
1972,
Nixon
himself
went
to
China
to
set
the
seal
on
the
new
relationship.
1972 年尼克松亲自访华以确立新的外交关系。
verb
7
seal up
also
又作
to
close
an
entrance
or
a
container
with
something
that
stops
air,
water
etc
from
coming
in
or
out
of
it
〔为防止空气、水等渗入或渗出〕把…封住，封闭
The
window
was
sealed
shut.
这扇窗户被封了起来。
seal
a
joint/crack/opening/gap
A
quick
way
to
seal
awkward
gaps
is
to
use
a
foam
filler.
封闭难弄的裂缝的快捷办法就是用泡沫填充剂。
Dried
milk
is
kept
in
hermetically
sealed
(=very
tightly
closed)
containers.
奶粉储藏在完全密封的容器里。
8
if
a
building,
area,
or
country
is
sealed,
no
one
can
enter
or
leave
it
封闭，封锁〔建筑物、地区、国家〕
Authorities
plan
to
seal
the
border.
当局计划要封锁边境。
9
to
close
an
envelope,
package
etc
by
using
something
sticky
to
hold
its
edges
in
place
粘住，封住〔信封、包裹等〕
He
wrote
the
address
and
sealed
the
envelope.
他写好地址，封上信封。
10
to
cover
the
surface
of
something
with
something
that
will
protect
it
封盖…的表面
Wooden
decks
should
be
sealed
to
prevent
cracking.
木板平台应该刷防护漆防止开裂。
11
seal sb’s fate
to
make
something,
especially
something
bad,
sure
to
happen
决定某人的命运〔尤指厄运〕
The
outbreak
of
war
sealed
the
government’s
fate.
战争的爆发决定了政府的命运。
12
seal a deal/bargain/pact etc
to
make
an
agreement
more
formal
or
definite
达成协议/交易/协定等
13
seal a victory/win/match
to
make
a
victory
certain
锁定胜局
Smith’s
goal
sealed
the
victory.
史密斯的入球锁定了胜局。
14
to
stop
something
that
is
inside
something
else
from
getting
out
密藏〔某物〕，将〔某物〕封住
Fry
the
meat
quickly
to
seal
in
the
juices.
把肉快煎一下锁住肉汁。
15
to
stop
people
from
entering
an
area
or
building,
because
it
is
dangerous
〔因有危险而〕封闭，封锁〔某地区或某幢建筑〕
Following
a
bomb
warning,
police
have
sealed
off
the
whole
area.
接到有炸弹的警告后，警方封锁了整个地区。