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词汇 spackle
释义 spackle
noun[ U ]
USuk /ˈspæk.əl/ us /ˈspæk.əl/
 Spackle
trademark
the brand name of a soft substance that becomes hard when it dries, designed for filling small holes in walls, or the powder that you mix with water to make this:
Use Spackle to patch cracks in plaster walls.
The mixture should be the consistency of Spackle.
Synonym
spackling
something that hides a fault or problem, without fixing or solving it completely:
Internal candidates have to put spackle on their deficiencies and hope that the interviewer won't remember problems that they had in the past.
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spackle
verb
USuk /ˈspæk.əl/ us /ˈspæk.əl/
[ I or T ]
to fill small holes in walls with a soft substance that becomes hard when it dries:
I had to empty the room before I could spackle and paint.
First strip the wallpaper off then spackle any holes.
[ T ]
to put a soft substance on a surface:
Don't spackle your face with tons of make-up.
The bread was spackled with béchamel sauce and then layered with ham and cheese.
to use something to cover up or deal with problems, especially without solving them completely :
spackle overShe was a perfect choice to spackle over the president's political gaffes.
spackle something togetherThis is an obvious attempt to spackle together a quick political fix.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Building: interior decoration
aesthetic
backsplash
boho
caulk
chinoiserie
do something out
feng shui
flock wallpaper
flocked wallpaper
furbish
masking tape
mood board
moulding
overdecorate
overdecoration
tablescape
tablescaping
tiled
uncurtained
undecorated

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