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seal

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Related topics: Animals
seal1 /siːl/ ●●○ S3 noun [countableC]  
1. seal.jpg HBAa large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts 海豹 →4  See picture of 见图 FOOD CHAIN →5 see picture at 见图 food chain
2  SIGN/SYMBOL
a) a mark that has a special design and shows the legal or official authority of a person or organization 印记，图记
 The document carried the seal of the governor’s office.
文件上盖有州长办公室的章。
b) the object that is used to make this mark 印章，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 APPROVEif 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。
Examples from the Corpus
seal of approval• His name served as a seal of approval that a deal would go ahead and that it would be profitable.• SoundScan has proved a seal of approval for several musical realms.• And they all come with a seal of approval.• Even Joaquin Balaguer has given it his seal of approval.• Good Housekeeping magazine seal of approval that makes it easier for countries to borrow and do business abroad.• He had none of the prerequisites, no updated resume, no prior seal of approval.• As important as money for independent ventures would be the seal of approval.• The pension payback is even getting the seal of approval from national observers.
6  set the seal on something British EnglishBrECOMPLETE to make something definite or complete 确定某事，使某事成定局
 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。
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set the seal on something• It set the seal on his depression; he was almost ready to go home.• His three-day tour set the seal on reconciliation between the two communities.
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seal• This is the reason you will notice jar lids advertising airtight seals and warning against consumption when the seal is broken.• an airtight seal• We will be protecting and reinforcing the existing sewer with an additional concrete seal around it.• stationery decorated with the Texas state seal• To the old farm for lunch, but what about the seals?• Most of the seals were nevertheless made of bone, ivory, steatite, banded agate, or orange carnelian.• The Tories' overwhelming victory in 1987 appeared to set the seal upon the triumph of bourgeois capitalism.• Check that the seal on the medicine has not been broken.
airtight/watertight seal• These gaiters cover the whole boot and have a rubber rand which gives a watertight seal.• This is the reason you will notice jar lids advertising airtight seals and warning against consumption when the seal is broken.• By this method an airtight seal was made.
seal2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT]  
1  (also seal up)SHUT/CLOSE 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.
要填补难弄的裂缝，一个快捷办法就是使用泡沫填充剂。
 Dried milk is kept in hermetically sealed (=very tightly closed) containers.
奶粉储藏在完全密封的容器里。
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2  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.
当局计划封锁边境。
3  SHUT/CLOSEto 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。
4  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.
木质平台应该刷防护漆防止开裂。
5  seal somebody’s fate CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYto 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.
战争爆发使政府的命运成为定局。
Examples from the Corpus
seal somebody’s fate• Rogerson's fate was sealed when he got behind the wheel of his car, completely drunk.
6. seal a deal/bargain/pact etc CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYto make an agreement more formal or definite 达成协议/交易/协定等
7  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。
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seal a victory/win/match• He then supplied the finishing touch to a 32-pass move to seal victory.• Andy Cole's first international goal sealed victory in injury time.
8 seal something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v PREVENTto 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。
Examples from the Corpus
seal in• A quiet rain has begun at the windows, sealing them in.• To improve the water resistant performance the flysheet seams can be sealed.• Any smooth flooring supplied unsealed should be sealed for use in a bathroom - instructions are supplied by the manufacturer.• Have her seal a straw in another bag in the same way you did the first one.• One such scheme would mix the plutonium with nasty but useless nuclear waste and seal it in blocks of glass.• Unfortunately, the burgeoning seal numbers in Boston Harbor bring the same problem seal abundance has brought elsewhere: human resentment.• Tomkins had planned to seal the transaction in mid - January after completing talks by the end of 1995.• He says the seals breath in the fumes and its really just like glue sniffing for them.
9 seal something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto 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。
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seal off• In Dresden police removed about 3,000 people from the station and sealed it off.• These glades get fainter, and shadows rise to seal them off.• There the whales deliberately tilt the floes so that seals slide off into the water and into the jaws of their attackers.• Press down the edges to seal and trim off the excess pastry.
→ somebody’s lips are sealed at lip(5), → all signed and sealed at sign2(6)
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seal• In this experiment, the chamber must be completely sealed.• By the time they did, it would be years too late, and their fate would be sealed.• The fix is to seal all seams in your ducts in the basement with duct tape.• The Texas Supreme Court will consider a case next month that could seal another entire realm of information: district attorney files.• Newman watched him stuffing banknotes into the envelope, sealing it, writing on the front.• And tonight they would seal that love together.• Folly cut the tape that sealed the box nearest to her and pulled off the lid.• She sealed the box with clear tape.• If you seal the jars well, the jam will keep for months or even years.• Each is a hermetically sealed universe, bumping off the others with very little cross-pollination.• The doorway had been sealed up with bricks.• Bricks should be sealed with a masonry stabiliser, while wood should be waxed, varnished or painted.
seal a joint/crack/opening/gap• Push-fit or ring seal joints are simple to make.
From Longman Business Dictionary
sealseal1 /siːl/ noun [countableC]
a mark that has a special design and shows the legal or official authority of a person or organization
the Presidential seal
→ common seal → company seal
sealseal2 verb
seal a deal/agreement/promise etcCOMMERCE to do something that makes a deal, agreement etc formal and definite
A handshake sealed the deal.
Origin seal1
1. Old English seolh
2. (1100-1200) Old French seel, from Latin sigillum, from signum; → SIGN1
seal1 nounseal2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4259 COCA: 4021
seal

noun¹

 1animal動物ADJECTIVE | VERB + SEAL | SEAL + VERB | SEAL + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤baby小海豹VERB + SEAL➤hunt捕獵海豹➤club用棍棒打海豹◇The ad criticized hunters for clubbing baby seals.這則廣告譴責用棍棒擊殺小海豹的捕獵者。➤cull (especially BrE) 選擇性捕殺海豹◇Environmentalists claim there is no reason to cull seals.環保主義者稱沒有理由對海豹進行選擇性捕殺。SEAL + VERB➤bask海豹曬太陽SEAL + NOUN➤pup小海豹➤colony海豹群▸➤cull (especially BrE) 對海豹的選擇性捕殺➤hunt獵殺海豹
seal

noun²

 2for a document文件ADJECTIVE | VERB + SEAL | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤wax蠟封◇an official-looking letter with a wax seal帶有蠟封、看上去正式的信件➤presidential, privy, royal總統／私人／王室印章VERB + SEAL➤break開封條◇He broke the seal and opened the envelope.他撕下封條，拆開了信封。PHRASES➤a/the/sb's seal of approval正式批准◇Her report was given the seal of approval by senior management.她的報告得到了高級管理層的正式批准。
seal

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤carefully, properly, tightly, well仔細密封；妥善密封；牢牢封住；封嚴實◇The containers must be carefully sealed so that no air can get in.這些容器必須仔細密封，以防空氣進入。➤completely完全密封◇The unit is completely sealed.這個裝置處於完全密封狀態。➤virtually實際上密封▸➤effectively有效地密封▸➤hermetically真空密封◇a hermetically sealed container真空密封的容器➤away, in, off, up封閉；封閉在裏面；封鎖；封上◇Police sealed off the area.警察封鎖了該地區。PREPOSITION➤from使與⋯隔絕◇The nuclear plant would be effectively sealed off from the world.該核電廠將與外界完全隔離開。➤with用⋯密封◇He sealed the bag tightly with tape.他用膠帶將袋子牢牢封住。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4259 COCA: 4021
seal verb
⇨ block 2 (a sealed plastic bag) ⇨ block 3 (seal the border)seal noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4259 COCA: 4021

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