tamp

英 [tæmp]

美 [tæmp]

v.  捣实; 压实; 塞紧

过去式：tamped　现在分词：tamping　过去分词：tamped　第三人称单数：tamps　

GRE

BNC.41920 / COCA.21027

牛津词典

verb

• 捣实；压实；塞紧
  to press sth down firmly, especially into a closed space

柯林斯词典

• VERB 压实;夯实
  If youtampsomething, you press it down by tapping it several times so that it becomes flatter and more solid.
  1. Then I tamp down the soil with the back of a rake...
     然后我用耙子的背将土壤拍实。
  2. Philpott tamped a wad of tobacco into his pipe.
     菲尔波特往烟斗里塞了一卷碎烟叶。

英英释义

noun

• a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
  Synonym:tampertamping bar

verb

• press down tightly
  1. tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
  Synonym:tamp downpack

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