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oakum的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：
英英释义
Noun:
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loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships
oakum的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词 (n.)
- He smelled the tar and oakum of the deck as he slept and he smelled the smell of Africa that the land breeze brought at morning.
睡着的时候，他闻到甲板上柏油和填絮的味道，还闻到早晨陆地上风送来的非洲气息。
经典引文
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My eyesight began to fail, from the strain of picking oakum in my cell.
出自： P. Ackroyd
