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這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 seal (official stamp mark) · seal (sea animal)

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seal

n, v

核心畫面

Picture pressing a design down into soft wax so it leaves an official mark — a mark that says 'this is genuine and closed; if you break it, everyone will see'. From that one image grow two big ideas: (1) an authoritative mark, and (2) pressing something shut so tightly that nothing gets in or out, and so finally that it can't be undone.

可以想成：把一個刻好的圖案壓進軟蠟裡，留下一個正式的印記——這個印記既說「這是真的、是我封的」，也說「一旦破了，大家…更多收起可以想成：把一個刻好的圖案壓進軟蠟裡，留下一個正式的印記——這個印記既說「這是真的、是我封的」，也說「一旦破了，大家都看得出來」。從這一個畫面長出兩條大路：一是「具權威的印記」，二是「把東西壓得密不透風、且封到再也動不了」。

A second word, same spelling

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seal

n

核心畫面

Picture a sleek, smooth-furred sea animal with flippers, hauled out on a cold rocky coast, slipping into the water to catch fish. This 'seal' is a completely separate word from the stamp/closure 'seal' — they only happen to share a spelling.

可以想成：一隻毛皮光滑、有鰭狀肢的海洋動物，趴在冰冷的礁岸上，再滑進水裡捕魚。這個「海豹」的 seal，和印章/密封…更多收起可以想成：一隻毛皮光滑、有鰭狀肢的海洋動物，趴在冰冷的礁岸上，再滑進水裡捕魚。這個「海豹」的 seal，和印章/密封那個 seal 其實是兩個不同的字，只是恰好拼法一樣。

原始詞典資料28 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Sealname

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    A village in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England.

sealnoun詞源 1/siːl/

  • 1

    A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

    • The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.

sealverb詞源 1/siːl/

  • 1

    To hunt seals.

    • They're organizing a protest against sealing.

sealnoun詞源 2/siːl/

  • 1

    A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.

    • She [Nature] carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.
  • 2

    An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.

  • 3

    A facsimile of an impression of such stamp that is a mark or symbol of an office or organisation.

    • The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.
    • So the matter rested until the Cranbrook & Paddock Wood Company was incorporated on August 8, 1877, appropriately displaying a bunch of hops on its seal, for these had become the principal cash crop in the area.
  • 4

    Anything that secures or authenticates.

  • 5

    Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.

    • The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.
    • Seals were placed on the papal apartment on the third floor of the Apostolic Palace and on the apartment on the second floor of the Casa Santa Marta, where Pope Francis lived.
  • 6

    Confirmation or approval, or an indication of this.

    • Her clothes always had her mom's seal of approval.
  • 7

    Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.

    • The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.
  • 8

    A tight closure, secure against leakage.

    • Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.
另外 1 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    A chakra.

sealverb詞源 2/siːl/

  • 1

    To place a seal on (a document).

  • 2

    To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.

    • to seal weights and measures
    • to seal silverware
  • 3

    To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.

    • The cover is sealed. If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.
  • 4

    To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).

    • The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.
  • 5

    To close securely to prevent leakage.

    • I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.
    • Seal up your lips, and give no words but "mum".
  • 6

    To place in a sealed container.

    • I've sealed the documents in this envelope.
  • 7

    board-gameschessgamesTo place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.

    • After thinking for half an hour, the champion sealed his move.
  • 8

    To guarantee.

    • The last-minute goal sealed United’s win.
    • seal one's destiny
另外 5 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.

    • Sealed to this wall by their rims were cazuelas ( earthenware bowls).
    • After testing is concluded and it has been determined that the drilled well is to be completed as a producing or fluid-injection well, or that operations are to be suspended, the final string of casing is placed in the well and sealed to the penetrated formation with cement.
  • 10

    To close by means of a seal.

    • to seal a drainpipe with water
    • When the silicone rubber has set the plaster pieces are replaced, followed by the lid, which is sealed to the mother-mould with plaster and bandage as previously described.
  • 11

    To bind eternally as family members.

    • If a man once married desires a second helpmate […] she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church.
    • She can be sealed to this other man and still remain with her first husband; and the Mormons believe that all her children will belong to the man to whom she is sealed.
  • 12

    ChristianityTo form a sacred commitment.

    • What was that office, or work, to which his Father sealed him? I answer, more generally, he was sealed to the whole work of mediation for us, thereby to recover and save all the elect, whom the Father had given him:
    • Perfectly so, I tell thee, of the sealed people who have come in through unbelief, pretending themselves to be children of the kingdom, that they are sealed to be heirs of the promise, but have come in as thieves and robbers.
  • 13

    cookingfoodlifestyleTo fry (meat) at a high temperature to retain the juices.

    • Seal the meat and continue frying until nicely browned.

sealverb詞源 3/siːl/

  • 1

    dialectalTo tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.

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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。