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seal 音标拼音: [s'il] n.
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vt. 封闭 印章,封条,海豹,火漆,封蜡,图章,玺,保证,批准,象徵,标志,焊接封闭 seal密封; 封条 seal密封 用印 印监 seal n 1: fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters [ synonym: { sealing wax}, { seal}] 2: a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents [ synonym: { seal}, { stamp}] 3: the pelt or fur ( especially the underfur) of a seal; " a coat of seal" [ synonym: { seal}, { sealskin}] 4: a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; " SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land" [ synonym: { Navy SEAL}, { SEAL}] 5: a stamp affixed to a document ( as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); " the warrant bore the sheriff' s seal" 6: an indication of approved or superior status [ synonym: { cachet}, { seal}, { seal of approval}] 7: a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture 8: fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure 9: any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions v 1: make tight; secure against leakage; " seal the windows" [ synonym: { seal}, { seal off}] 2: close with or as if with a seal; " She sealed the letter with hot wax" [ ant: { unseal}] 3: decide irrevocably; " sealing dooms" 4: affix a seal to; " seal the letter" 5: cover with varnish [ synonym: { varnish}, { seal}] 6: hunt sealsSeal \ Seal\ ( s[= e] l), n. [ OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[ aum] l, Icel. selr.] ( Zool.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families { Phocidae} and { Otariidae}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as { sea lion}, { sea leopard}, { sea bear}, or { ursine seal}, { fur seal}, and { sea elephant}. The bearded seal ({ Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({ Cystophora cristata}), and the ringed seal ({ Phoca foetida}), are northern species. See also { Eared seal}, { Harp seal}, { Monk seal}, and { Fur seal}, under { Eared}, { Harp}, { Monk}, and { Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. [ 1913 Webster] { Harbor seal} ( Zool.), the common seal ({ Phoca vitulina}). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also { marbled seal}, { native seal}, { river seal}, { bay seal}, { land seal}, { sea calf}, { sea cat}, { sea dog}, { dotard}, { ranger}, { selchie}, { tangfish}. [ 1913 Webster]
Seal \ Seal\, n. [ OE. seel, OF. seel, F. sceau, fr. L. sigillum a little figure or image, a seal, dim. of signum a mark, sign, figure, or image. See { Sign}, n., and cf. { Sigil}.] 1. An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal. [ 1913 Webster] Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond Thou but offend' st thy lungs to speak so loud. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it. [ 1913 Webster] 4. That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance. " Under the seal of silence." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Like a red seal is the setting sun On the good and the evil men have done. -- Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster] 5. An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap. [ 1913 Webster] { Great seal}. See under { Great}. { Privy seal}. See under { Privy}, a. { Seal lock}, a lock in which the keyhole is covered by a seal in such a way that the lock can not be opened without rupturing the seal. { Seal manual}. See under { Manual}, a. { Seal ring}, a ring having a seal engraved on it, or ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Seal \ Seal\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Sealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Sealing}.] [ OE. selen; cf. OF. seeler, seieler, F. sceller, LL. sigillare. See { Seal} a stamp.] 1. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed. [ 1913 Webster] And with my hand I seal my true heart' s love. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret. [ 1913 Webster] Seal up your lips, and give no words but " mum". -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like. -- Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster] 6. To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d { Seal}, 5. [ 1913 Webster] 7. Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife. [ Utah, U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] If a man once married desires a second helpmate . . . she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church. -- H. Stansbury. [ 1913 Webster]
Seal \ Seal\, v. i. To affix one' s seal, or a seal. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] I will seal unto this bond. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 428 Moby Thesaurus words for " seal": John Hancock, OK, X, accept, acceptance, accredit, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, agree on terms, amen, approbation, approval, approve, aroma, assurance, assure, attest, attestation, attribute, authenticate, authentication, authorization, authorize, autograph, badge, bang, banner, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, bearing, beige, billhead, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, bolt, book stamp, bookplate, boss, brand, broad arrow, brown, brownish, brownish- yellow, brunet, bump, burin, button, button up, cachet, cap of dignity, cap of maintenance, cartouche, cast, casting, certification, certify, chalk, chalk up, character, characteristic, check, check off, chocolate, choke, choke off, christcross, cicatrize, cinnamon, cipher, clap, clinch, close, close off, close up, coat of arms, cocoa, cocoa- brown, coffee, coffee- brown, colophon, concavity, conclude, configuration, confirm, confirmation, constrict, contain, contract, convexity, cork, coronet, corroborate, corroboration, cosign, counterfoil, countermark, countersign, countersignature, counterstamp, cover, crest, cross, crown, cut, dactylogram, dactylograph, dapple, dash, decide, define, delimit, demarcate, dent, design, determine, device, diadem, die, differentia, differential, dint, discolor, distinctive feature, docket, dot, drab, dun, dun- brown, dun- drab, earmark, ecru, emblem, embossment, endorse, endorsement, engrave, engraving tool, ensure, ermine, escutcheon, etching ball, etching ground, etching needle, etching point, evidence, excrescence, fasten, fawn, fawn- colored, feature, figure, fingerprint, fix, flavor, fleck, fold, fold up, footmark, footprint, footstep, form, formalize, fossil footprint, freckle, fuscous, gash, give permission, give the go- ahead, give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, go- ahead, government mark, government stamp, graver, great seal, green light, grege, guarantee, guaranty, gust, hallmark, hand, hatch, hazel, ichnite, ichnolite, identification, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, image, impress, impression, imprimatur, imprint, indent, indentation, indention, index, indicant, indicator, individualism, initial, initials, insignia, intaglio, key, keynote, khaki, label, last, latch, letterhead, line, lineaments, lock, lock out, lock up, logo, logotype, lump, lurid, make a mark, mannerism, mark, mark of signature, mark off, mark out, marking, masthead, matrix, measure, mint, mold, molding, monogram, mottle, nature, needle, negative, nick, nod, notarization, notarize, notch, note, notice, notification, nut- brown, occlude, odor, okay, olive- brown, olive- drab, orb, pad, padlock, particularity, pass, pass on, pass upon, paw print, pawmark, peculiarity, pencil, pepper, permission, permit, picture, pimple, plate, plug up, plumb, point, price tag, prick, print, privy seal, property, pug, pugmark, punch, punctuate, puncture, purple, purple pall, purpose, quality, quirk, ratification, ratify, regalia, registered trademark, representation, representative, resolve, riddle, robe of state, rocker, rod, rod of empire, royal crown, rubber stamp, running head, running title, sanction, savor, say amen to, scar, scarify, scepter, score, scorper, scotch, scratch, seal off, seal up, seal- brown, seam, second, secure, sepia, settle, shake hands, shape, shoe last, shut, shut off, shut the door, shut up, sigil, sign, sign and seal, sign manual, signal, signature, signet, singularity, slam, smack, snap, snuff- colored, sorrel, specialty, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, squeeze shut, stain, stamp, stamp of approval, step, sticker, stigmatize, stop up, strangle, streak, striate, strike a bargain, stripe, stub, stud, style, subscribe to, subscription, substantiation, support, sure sign, swear and affirm, swear to, symbol, symptom, tab, tag, taint, take a resolution, tally, tan, tang, taste, tattoo, taupe, tawny, telltale sign, template, the nod, thumbmark, thumbprint, tiara, tick, tick off, ticket, title page, toast, toast- brown, token, trace, trade name, trademark, trademark name, trait, trick, triple plume, umber, umber- colored, underline, underscore, undersign, uraeus, validate, validation, verification, verify, vestige, visa, vise, walnut, walnut- brown, warrant, will, yellowish- brown, zip up, zipperSemantics- directed Environment Adaptation Language.
{( ftp:// ftp. cwi. nl/ pub/ gipe/ 0092b. ps. Z)}. Simple and Efficient Adaptation Layer ( ATM) Seal commonly a ring engraved with some device ( Gen. 38: 18, 25). Jezebel " wrote letters in Ahab' s name, and sealed them with his seal" ( 1 Kings 21: 8). Seals are frequently mentioned in Jewish history ( Deut. 32: 34; Neh. 9: 38; 10: 1; Esther 3: 12; Cant. 8: 6; Isa. 8: 16; Jer. 22: 24; 32: 44, etc.). Sealing a document was equivalent to the signature of the owner of the seal. " The use of a signet- ring by the monarch has recently received a remarkable illustration by the discovery of an impression of such a signet on fine clay at Koyunjik, the site of the ancient Nineveh. This seal appears to have been impressed from the bezel of a metallic finger- ring. It is an oval, 2 inches in length by 1 inch wide, and bears the image, name, and titles of the Egyptian king Sabaco" ( Rawlinson' s Hist. Illus. of the O. T., p. 46). The actual signet- rings of two Egyptian kings ( Cheops and Horus) have been discovered. ( See { SIGNET}.) The use of seals is mentioned in the New Testament only in connection with the record of our Lord' s burial ( Matt. 27: 66). The tomb was sealed by the Pharisees and chief priests for the purpose of making sure that the disciples would not come and steal the body away ( ver. 63, 64). The mode of doing this was probably by stretching a cord across the stone and sealing it at both ends with sealing- clay. When God is said to have sealed the Redeemer, the meaning is, that he has attested his divine mission ( John 6: 27). Circumcision is a seal, an attestation of the covenant ( Rom. 4: 11). Believers are sealed with the Spirit, as God' s mark put upon them ( Eph. 1: 13; 4: 30). Converts are by Paul styled the seal of his apostleship, i. e., they are its attestation ( 1 Cor. 9: 2). Seals and sealing are frequently mentioned in the book of Revelation ( 5: 1; 6: 1; 7: 3; 10: 4; 22: 10). SEAL, conveyancing, contracts. A seal is an impression upon wax, wafer, or some other tenacious substance capable of being impressed. 5 Johns. R. 239. Lord Coke defines a seal to be wax, with an impression. 3 Inst. 169. " Sigillum," says he, " est cera impressa, quia cera sine impressione non est sigillum." This is the common law definition of a seal. Perk. 129, 134; Bro. tit. Faits, 17, 30; 2 Leon 21; 5 John. 239; 2 Caines, R. 362; 21 Pick. R. 417. 2. But in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the southern and western states generally, the impression upon wax has been disused, and a circular, oval, or square mark, opposite the name of the signer, has the same effect as a seal the shape of it however is indifferent; and it is usually written with a pen. 2 Serg. & Rawle, 503; 1 Dall. 63; 1 Serg. & Rawle, 72; 1 Watts, R. 322; 2 Halst. R. 272. 3. A notary must use his official seal, to authenticate his official acts, and a scroll will not answer. 4 Blackf. R. 185. As to the effects of a seal, vide Phil. Ev. Index, h. t. Vide, generally, 13 Vin. Ab. 19; 4 Kent, Com. 444; 7 Caines' Cas. 1; Com. Dig. Fait, A 2. 4. Merlin defines a real to be a plate of metal with a flat surface, on which is engraved the arms of a prince or nation, or private individual or other device, with which an impression may be made on wax or other substance on paper or parchment, in order to authenticate them: the impression thus made is also called a seal. Repert. mot Sceau; 3 McCord' s R. 583; 5 Whart. R. 563. 5. When a seal is affixed to an instrument, it makes it a specialty, ( q. v.) and whether the seal be affixed by a corporation or an individual the effect is the same. 15 Wend. 256. 6. Where an instrument concludes with the words, " witness our hands and seals," and is signed by two persons, with only one seal, the jury may infer, from the face of the paper, that the person who signed last, adopted the seal of the first. 6 Penn. St. Rep. 302. Vide 9 Am Jur. 290- 297; 1 Ohio Rep. 368; 3 John. 470. 12 ohu. 76; as to the origin and use of seals, Addis. on Cont. 6; Scroll. 7. The public seal of a foreign state, proves itself; and public acts, decrees and judgments, exemplified under this seal, are received as true and genuine. 2 Cranch, 187, 238; 4 Dall. 416; 7 Wheat. 273, 335; 1 Denio, 376; 2 Conn. 85, 90; 6 Wend. 475; 9 Mod. 66. But to entitle its seal to such authority, the foreign state must have been acknowledged by the government, within whose jurisdiction the forum is located. 3 Wheat. 610; 9 Ves. 347. |
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