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squeegee

/skwee-jee, skwee-jee/US // ˈskwi dʒi, skwiˈdʒi //UK // (ˈskwiːdʒiː) //

刮刀,刮板,刮水器,抹刀

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an implement edged with rubber or the like, for removing water from windows after washing, sweeping water from wet decks, etc.
    • : a similar and smaller device, as for removing excess water from photographic negatives or prints or for forcing paint, ink, etc., through a porous surface, as in serigraphy.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    squee·geed, squee·gee·ing.

    • : to sweep, scrape, or press with or as if with a squeegee.
    • : to force through a screen in making a silk-screen print.

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Examples

  • So whenever it rained, we had to pull over every two miles and take a squeegee to it.

  • As a flustered Ally regales the encounter, a flashback reveals the entire, surprisingly explicit soap-and-squeegee affair.

  • Lay a piece of tissue-paper over the face of the mount and roll the print smooth with a squeegee.

  • A smooth glass bottle can be used if one has no squeegee, or a new wooden rolling-pin answers every purpose.

  • The rubber edge of the squeegee should be free from notches, often caused by contact with the sharp edges of glass plates.

  • A small rubber squeegee such as photographers use is useful here.

  • The projecting edges are folded over the boards and rubbed down with the squeegee.