dowel
dowel — 名詞
- dowelsingular
- dowelsplural
1. a short rod, typically wooden, which slides into matching holes drilled in two p
木榫
插入兩部件對應孔中以固定的短圓柱
a short rod, typically wooden, which slides into matching holes drilled in two parts to lock them together
Rachel lined up the shelf and tapped the wooden dowel into place.
Rachel 對齊層板，將木榫輕敲定位。
collocation: tap the dowel into place
The chair legs stay firm because a dowel runs through the joint.
椅腳保持牢固，因為木榫穿過接合處。
Selim drilled matching holes and pushed a dowel through both boards.
Selim 鑽好對應的孔，將木榫穿過兩塊板子。
Noa's new desk came with small dowels instead of metal screws.
Noa 的新書桌附有小木榫，而非金屬螺絲。
Pedro sanded the dowel lightly before gluing it into the chair arm.
Pedro 輕輕打磨木榫，再上膠插入椅臂。
用法筆記
Often paired with glue for a permanent bond. Distinguish from sense 2 (ROD STOCK): sense 1 is the finished fastener; sense 2 is the raw rod before it is cut into pins.
2. a length of wood intended to be cut and shaped into individual dowel pins
榫料
用於製作木榫的原料木條
a length of wood intended to be cut and shaped into individual dowel pins
Isabela picked up a length of dowel from the timber yard.
Isabela 從木材場取了一段榫料。
dowel as raw material (uncountable use)
The workshop ordered thick birch dowel for the new cabinet job.
工作室為新的櫥櫃案子訂購了粗樺木榫料。
Lan cut the long dowel into short pieces with a fine saw.
Lan 用細鋸將長榫料切成短段。
Zola measured the dowel against the drawing before cutting it.
Zola 在切割前依圖紙量測榫料長度。
Reuben found that the cheapest dowel at the shop was made of pine.
Reuben 發現店裡最便宜的榫料是松木製的。
用法筆記
Uncountable in this sense — refers to the rod stock, not an individual pin. The same word is countable when referring to a finished fastener (sense 1).
dowel — 動詞
- dowelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dowels3rd person singular
- doweling-ing form
- dowelledpast simple
1. to join two pieces of material by fitting a dowel through matching holes drilled
榫接
用木榫將兩個部件固定在一起
to join two pieces of material by fitting a dowel through matching holes drilled in both
Rachel dowelled the table legs to the frame for a clean look.
Rachel 用木榫將桌腳接合到框架上，外觀更整潔。
dowel + [part A] + to + [part B]
The cabinet maker dowelled every joint instead of using nails.
櫥櫃師傅每個接合處都用榫接，不用釘子。
Stephanie carefully dowelled the broken chair arm back onto the seat.
Stephanie 小心翼翼地用木榫將斷裂的椅臂接回椅座。
After measuring twice, Pedro dowelled the two boards together.
量了兩次後，Pedro 用榫接將兩塊木板固定在一起。
The frame was dowelled at all four corners for extra strength.
框架四個角都做了榫接，以增加強度。
文法句型
dowel + [object]
dowel + [two parts] + together
用法筆記
Common in woodworking and furniture-making. British spelling doubles the 'l' (dowelled, dowelling); American spelling often uses a single 'l' (doweled, doweling).