| 釋義 |
puddle /'pAdl; 'pAdl/ n 1 [C] small pool of water. 小水潭。 2 [U] wet clay and sand mixed to a paste, used as a watertight covering for embankments, etc. (濕粘土與沙混拌成泥漿，用以涂塞堤防等以免漏水的) 窯泥; 膠泥。 vt 1 mix (wet clay and sand) into a thick paste. 混拌 (濕獄土與沙) 而成厚泥漿。 2 stir (molten iron) to produce wrought iron by expelling carbon. 攪動 (熔鐵) 以排除碳而煉出鍛鐵。 puddler /'pAdla (r); 'pAdlw/ n worker who ~s clay, etc or molten iron. 總拌泥漿者; 攪錬熔鐵者。 |