He's a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. 他樣樣都會,但樣樣都不精通。
That tool will come in handy later. 那個工具待會就會派上用場。
drill
鑽 (可當動詞,也可當名詞)
saw
鋸 (可當動詞,也可當名詞)
hammer
錘;鎚;槌 (名詞);捶;搥;錘;鎚 (動詞)
screw
螺絲;螺絲釘 (名詞);扭/旋/擰緊 (動詞)
Screw it in tighter. 把螺絲再往裡面旋緊一點。
Drill a hole in the wall. 在牆上鑽一個洞。
The nail is bent. Pull it out. 釘子彎掉了。把它拔出來。
The bolt is stripped. 螺栓崩牙/滑牙。
Let's paint the wall with a roller. 我們用滾筒刷把牆面漆一漆吧。
We need to add another coat of paint. 我們必須再漆上另一層油漆。
lubricant
潤滑劑;潤滑油
rag
舊布;破布
varnish
亮光漆;清漆 (名詞);塗上清漆 (動詞)
wood stain
木材著色劑
sand
打磨
You need to sand the wood before applying the varnish. 你需要先打磨木材再幫它上亮光漆。
Always sand in the direction of the grain. Otherwise you will scratch the wood which will be particularly noticeable after staining. 每一次打磨木材都一定要順著它的紋理去磨。不這樣做的話,你會刮傷木材。木材上的刮痕在木材染色後又會變得更加明顯。
bend
折彎
fold
折疊;對折
flatten
弄平;變平
straighten
弄直;拉直
The replacement part easily snapped into place. 替換零件啪地一聲卡進它該進的位置。
measure
測量
dimensions
尺寸;面積;容積
length
長度
width
寬度
proportion
比例
He measured the length of the wall with the tape measure. 他用捲尺測量了這面牆的長度。
The cartoon characters look out of proportion with their big eyes and tiny bodies. 這些卡通人物的大眼睛和小身體讓它們看起來不成比例。