| 释义 |
reˈpoint, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To point (a wall, etc.) again. Also absol.
1849Q. Rev. Mar. 381 The summer of 1843 was occupied in repointing the joints of the building. 1864Daily Tel. 17 Mar., The shot-holes have all been neatly mended, the shattered bricks re-pointed. 1887J. J. Hissey Holiday on Road 322 It is surely better to retop and repoint than to take away.
Add: Hence reˈpointing vbl. n.
1955Practical Householder Nov. 118/1 Re-pointing is the reconditioning of the mortar courses in brickwork with a new binding mixture. 1968M. Woodhouse Rock Baby viii. 85 There were deep cracks in the wall where it needed repointing. 1988Which? Apr. 163/2 Replacing damaged mortar is known as repointing. |