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seal off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | seal off - make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"sealclose, shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"seal - close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax"reseal - seal again; "reseal the bottle after using the medicine"waterproof - make watertight; "Waterproof the coat"caulk, calk - seal with caulking; "caulk the window"pack - seal with packing; "pack the faucet" | | 2. | seal off - impose a blockade onblockadebesiege, circumvent, hem in, beleaguer, surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" |
Translationsseal1 (siːl) noun1. a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal. 印章 印章，印鉴，图章 2. a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc. 蠟封 蜡封3. (something that makes) a complete closure or covering. Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork. 密封(物) 密封垫或带，保护层 verb1. to mark with a seal. The document was signed and sealed. 蓋章 盖章2. (negative unseal) to close completely. He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed. 密封 密封3. to settle or decide. This mistake sealed his fate. 決定 决定ˈsealing-wax noun a type of wax for sealing letters etc. 封蠟 封蜡seal of approval official approval. Doctors have now given this new drug their seal of approval. 正式批准 正式批准seal off to prevent all approach to, or exit from, (an area). The police have sealed off the area where the murdered girl was found. 封鎖 把...封锁起来set one's seal to to give one's authority or agreement to. He set his seal to the proposals for reforms. 批准 批准seal off
seal offTo close, bar entry to, or isolate something very tightly or securely. A noun or pronoun can be used between "seal" and "off"; often used in passive constructions. The building was sealed off after an outbreak of a deadly virus occurred in the laboratory. The country sealed its borders off in response to the massive surge in migrants in the last week. He's been sealed off in his room ever since he started writing that novel of his.See also: off, sealseal offAlso, seal up. Close tightly or barricade to prevent entry or exit. For example, We're sealing off the unused wing of the building, or The jar is tightly sealed up. Dating from the first half of the 1900s, this idiom uses seal in the sense of "close securely," as one used to do with a seal of wax. See also: off, sealseal offv.1. To close tightly or surround something or someplace with a barricade or cordon: The government has sealed off its borders. The police surrounded the building and sealed it off.2. To isolate someone or something: The remote location sealed the village off from the rest of the world.See also: off, sealseal off
seal off[′sēl ′ȯf] (engineering) To close off, as a tube or borehole, by using a cement or other sealant to eliminate ingress or egress. (petroleum engineering) Penetration of a drilling fluid into a formation so that the formation is prevented from producing. FinancialSeesealseal off
Related to seal off: sealableSynonyms for seal offverb make tightSynonymsRelated Words- close
- shut
- seal
- reseal
- waterproof
- caulk
- calk
- pack
verb impose a blockade onSynonymsRelated Words- besiege
- circumvent
- hem in
- beleaguer
- surround
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