putty
n
1 [U] soft paste, a mixture of chalk powder and linseed oil, which is used for fixing glass in window frames, etc and becomes hard when it has set 油灰; 泥子; 膩子.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) (be) putty in sb's `hands (be) easily influenced or controlled by sb 易受某人影響或操縱
She was a woman of such beauty and charm that men were putty in her hands. 她美艷絕倫, 男人在她手心任其擺布. putty, v (pt, pp puttied)
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) fill (a hole, gap etc) with putty 用油灰填塞(洞孔、 縫隙等).
2 (phr v) putty sth in fix sth in place with putty 用油灰把某物固定住
putty a pane of glass in 用油灰鑲玻璃.