英语词汇“set one's seal on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

set one's seal on

释义

seal¹ /sēl/

noun

A piece of wax, lead or other material, stamped with a device and attached as a means of authentication or attestation
A substitute for this, such as a wafer or circular mark
A piece of wax, etc, stamped or not, used as a means of keeping something closed
The design stamped
An engraved stone or other stamp for impressing a device, or a trinket of similar form
An adhesive label, esp decorative, for a Christmas parcel, etc, sold for charity
A token or symbol to confirm a bargain, etc
Any device which keeps something closed
An obligation to secrecy
An impression
A device to prevent the passage of a gas, air, water, etc
Water in a gas trap
A road surface sealed with bitumen, etc (Aust and NZ)
An animal's, esp an otter's, footprint

transitive verb

To put a seal on
To stamp
To fasten with a seal
To give confirmation of
To ratify
To close up, esp permanently or for a long time
To enclose
To decide, settle irrevocably
To set apart
To seal (a road surface) with bitumen, etc, to tarmac (Aust and NZ)
To paint with a protective substance

intransitive verb

To set one's seal to something

ORIGIN: OFr seel, from L sigillum, dimin of signum a mark

sealˈable adjective

sealˈant noun

Any device or (esp cement-like) substance used to seal a gap to prevent the passage of water, etc

sealed adjective

sealˈer noun

A person or thing that seals
A substance used to coat a surface for protection, impermeability, etc

sealˈing noun

sealedˈ-beam adjective

(of car headlights) consisting of a complete unit sealed within a vacuum

sealed book noun

Something beyond one's knowledge or understanding (also closed book)

sealˈ-engraving noun

The art of engraving seals

sealing wax (also obsolete sealˈwax) noun

Formerly beeswax, now usu a composition of shellac, turpentine, vermilion or other colouring matter, etc, for making decorative seals

sealˈ-pipe noun

A dip-pipe

seal ring noun

A signet ring

Great Seal

(also without caps) the state seal of the United Kingdom

Lord Privy Seal

Formerly the keeper of the Privy Seal, now the senior cabinet minister without official duties

Privy Seal

(also without caps) formerly, the seal appended to documents that were to receive, or did not require, authorization by the Great Seal, in Scotland used esp to authenticate royal grants of personal rights

seal off

To make it impossible for any thing or person to leave or enter (eg an area)

set one's seal to or on

To give one's authority or assent to

the seals

Symbolically the office of Lord Chancellor or of Secretary of State

under seal

Authenticated

under sealed orders

Under orders only to be opened at a stated time

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seal¹ /sēl/