"oakum" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 麻絮（用于造船或填缝的纤维）

Definition

麻絮是指由旧绳索或大麻等制成的松散纤维，用于密封木船的缝隙或连接管道，使其防水。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“麻絮”是技术性术语，常见于造船、维修船只或老式管道的文献中。现代生活不常用，多见于历史或专业文献。

Examples

The workers used oakum to fill the gaps between the wooden boards.

工人们用**麻絮**填补木板之间的缝隙。

Old ropes are picked apart to make oakum.

旧绳索被拆开制成**麻絮**。

Sailors used oakum to seal the ship and keep water out.

水手用**麻絮**来密封船只，防止进水。

Back in the day, prisoners were made to pick oakum as punishment.

过去，囚犯被迫剥**麻絮**作为惩罚。

Keeping a wooden ship watertight meant hours of packing oakum into every seam.

要让木船不漏水，就得花好几个小时把**麻絮**塞进每一条缝隙里。

You still see oakum used when repairing old water pipes in some towns.

在一些小镇修理旧水管时，仍然会用到**麻絮**。