1. | ~ sth (up/down) 封上（信封）to close an envelope, etc. by sticking the edges of the opening together |
Make sure you've signed the cheque before sealing the envelope. 一定要在支票上签了名再封信封。 | |
a sealed bid(= one that is kept in a sealed envelope and therefore remains secret until all other bids have been received) 密封（投）标 |
2. | [oftpass] ~ sth (up) (with sth) 密封（容器）to close a container tightly or fill a crack, etc., especially so that air, liquid, etc. cannot get in or out |
The organs are kept in sealed plastic bags. 这些器官保存在密封塑料袋里。 |
3. | [oftpass] ~ sth (with sth) 封盖…的表面to cover the surface of sth with a substance in order to protect it |
The floors had been stripped and sealed with varnish. 地板上东西挪空，涂上了清漆。 |
4. | ~ sth 确定；明确定下来；使成定局to make sth definite, so that it cannot be changed or argued about |
to seal a contract 订立合同 | |
They drank a glass of wine to seal their new friendship. 他们干了一杯，交成朋友。 | |
The discovery of new evidence sealed his fate(= nothing could prevent what was going to happen to him) . 新发现的证据决定了他的命运。 |
5. | ~ sth 关闭；封闭；封锁to prevent people from passing through a place |
Troops have sealed the borders between the countries. 军队已关闭了两国边界。 |
1. | [c] 印章；图章；玺；印记an official design or mark, stamped on a document to show that it is genuine and carries the authority of a particular person or organization |
The letter bore the president's seal. 信上盖有总统的印章。 |
2. | [sing] 表示确认的事物；保证；信物a thing that makes sth definite |
The project has been given the government's seal of approval(= official approval) . 项目已由政府正式批准。 | |
I looked upon the gift as a seal on our friendship. 我把你的礼物看作我们之间友谊的见证。 |
3. | [c] 密封垫（或带等）a substance, strip of material, etc. used to fill a crack so that air, liquid, etc. cannot get in or out |
a jar with a rubber seal in the lid 盖子上有密封垫的广口瓶 | |
Only drink bottled water and check the seal isn't broken. 只喝瓶装水，并且要看封口开了没有。 |
4. | [c] 封蜡；封铅；封条；火漆a piece of wax (= a soft substance produced by bees ), soft metal or paper that is placed across the opening of sth such as a letter or box and which has to be broken before the letter or box can be opened |
He broke the wax seal and unrolled the paper. 他揭去封蜡，把纸卷展开。 |
5. | [c] 封蜡模（印）；封铅模（印）a piece of metal, a ring, etc. with a design on it, used for stamping a wax or metal seal |
6. | [c] 海豹a sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts. There are many types of seal , some of which are hunted for their fur. |
a colony of seals 一群海豹 | |
grey seals basking on the rocks 在岩石上晒太阳的灰海豹 |
Her election to the premiership set the seal on a remarkable political career. 当选总理使她的政治生涯灿烂辉煌。 |
Her election to the premiership set the seal on a remarkable political career. 当选总理使她的政治生涯灿烂辉煌。 |
