Ceramic objects can be molded completely by hand or thrown on a potter’s wheel. When the clay hardens, it is fired in a high-temperature oven, or kiln, to strengthen it. To make the object waterproof, glazes may then be applied and the piece fired again.
- ceramic [siˈræmik] adj.陶器的
- mold [məuld] v.塑造
- throw [θrəu] n.投, 掷, 抛投掷的距离; v.投; 掷; 扔; 抛
- potter’s wheel [ˈpɔtə - wi:l] n.陶轮
- clay [klei] n.黏土
- oven [ˈʌvən] n.烤炉
- kiln [kiln] n.窑
- waterproof [ˈwɔ:təpru:f] adj.防水的
- glaze [ɡleiz] n.釉料
