| 释义 |
sol·der
I. \ˈsädə(r), ˈsȯd-, chiefly Brit ˈsäld-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English souldour, sowder, sawder, from Middle French soldure, soudure, saudure, from solder, souder, sauder to solder (from Latin solidare to make solid, join together, from solidus solid) + -ure
1. : a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces and usually applied by means of a soldering iron or a blowpipe with a flux (as rosin, borax, or zinc chloride) to cleanse the surfaces; especially : an alloy of lead and tin so used
2. : something (as a shared principle) that serves to unite or cement : a common bond
II. verb
(soldered ; soldered ; soldering \-d(ə)riŋ\ ; solders)
transitive verb
1. : to unite or make whole by means of solder
< solder a joint in piping >
< solder a leaky pot >
< solder up a hole >
< solder sheets of metal together >
2. : to bring into or restore to firm union as if by the use of solder : cause to adhere, knit, close up, or come together as if soldered
< a friendship soldered by common interests >
— often used with up
< the union was soldered up by concessions from both sides >
intransitive verb
1. : to use solder : make unions or repairs by means of solder
< was soldering away at a free form when I got there >
< workmen who like to solder >
2. obsolete : to constitute a source of union
3. : to become united or repaired by or as if by solder
< the joint solders easily > |