| 释义 |
stop·ple
I. \ˈstäpəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English stoppell, from stoppen to stop + -ell (suffix denoting an instrument)
: something that closes an aperture : stopper: as
a.
(1) : a plug for closing a finger hole in a flute or flageolet to change the scale tone
(2) : the plug in the end of a stopped organ pipe
b. : earplug 2
< a stopple must be fitted into the ear canal so that noise does not leak around the edges — National Safety News >
II. transitive verb
(stoppled ; stoppled ; stoppling \-p(ə)liŋ\ ; stopples)
: to close the mouth of with or as if with a stopple : stopper |