"oakum" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 麻絮（用於造船或填縫的纖維）

Definition

麻絮是指由舊繩索或大麻等製成的鬆散纖維，用於密封木船的縫隙或連接管道，使其防水。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「麻絮」屬於專業和舊時術語，多用於造船、修理船隻或管道密封等技術領域，在日常生活並不常見。

Examples

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

工人們用**麻絮**填補木板之間的縫隙。

Old ropes are picked apart to make oakum.

舊繩索被拆開製成**麻絮**。

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

水手用**麻絮**來密封船隻，防止進水。

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

過去，囚犯被迫剝**麻絮**作為懲罰。

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

要讓木船不漏水，就要花好幾個小時把**麻絮**塞進每一條縫隙裡。

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

在一些小鎮修理舊水管時，仍然會用到**麻絮**。