lute

• 名词，可指用于密封接缝或表面、使其不透气或不透液的密封材料，也可指一种梨形琴身、带品格的拨弦乐器。

A noun that can refer either to a sealing substance used to make joints or surfaces impervious to gas or liquid, or to a plucked string instrument with a pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard.

1. Sealing compoundC1formaltechnical

   A substance used for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid.

   密封腻子

   • The plumber applied a lute to seal the pipe joint.
   • A special lute was used to coat the porous ceramic surface.
   • The chemist prepared a lute to prevent gas leakage from the apparatus.

   同义词caulkingcementmasticputtysealant

2. Musical instrumentB2formalart

   A plucked string instrument with a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard.

   乐器

   • The musician played a beautiful melody on the lute.
   • Renaissance music often features the lute as a central instrument.
   • He spent years learning to master the lute.