filler
noun
uk/ˈfɪl.ər/us/ˈfɪl.ɚ/fillernoun(FOR HOLES, CRACKS)
[CorU]
asubstancethat is used tofillsmallholesandcracks,especiallyinwoodandwalls
（尤指用于填木头和墙壁的小洞及裂缝的）填充物，填料Building: plastering
- mortar
- plaster
- plasterboard
- plasterer
- plastering
- render
- replaster
- roughcast
- Sheetrock
- stucco
- stuccoed
- wallboard
fillernoun(TAKING TIME OR SPACE)
[C]
ashorttextordrawingsused tofillextraspacein amagazineornewspaper, ortalk,music, etc. used tofillextratimein aradioortelevisionbroadcast:
填补（杂志或报纸）空白的短文（或绘画）；填补（电台或电视台广播）间隙的谈话（或音乐）We used theclipas a filler after one ofourguestsdroppedout of the show.在一位嘉宾退出节目后，我们把这个片段用来填充时间间隙。
[U]disapproving
something oflowerqualityincludedin afilm,broadcast,speech,record, etc. inordertofillall thetimeorspace:
There are only three goodtrackson thealbum- therestis just filler.
Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features
- advertorial
- advice column
- advice columnist
- agony column
- agony uncle
- comic strip
- cover story
- dateline
- double-page
- double-page spread
- editorial
- leader
- obituary
- op-ed
- personal column
- press cutting
- problem page
- pullout
- splash
- spread
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
Also, extra, and in addition
Spending time & time passing
fillernoun(COSMETIC)
[C]
asubstancethat isinjected(= put with aneedle)into theskinas abeautytreatment, tohidewrinkles(=linesorfoldsin theskincausedbyage)
Beauty treatments
- aesthetic
- aesthetician
- beautician
- beauty
- beauty salon
- electrolysis
- exfoliate
- exfoliation
- eye mask
- fake tan
- French manicure
- French tip
- rasul
- sauna
- self-tan
- self-tanning
- serum
- solarium
- sunbathe
- sunbed
fillernoun(IN FOOD)
[CorU]
asubstancethat isaddedtoprocessedfood(=foodthat has had achemicalorindustrialtreatment)toincreaseitssizeoraddfibre, often acheapervegetablesubstancethat isaddedto ameatproduct:
Mostpettreatsarefullofgrainsand fillers with only afractionof theingredientsbeingrealmeat.
Thecrabcakewasfilledwithlumpsofcrabmeatand hadrelativelylittle filler.
Additives in food & drinks
- additive
- anti-caking agent
- baking powder
- baking soda
- bicarb
- colouring
- cream of tartar
- creamer
- E number
- emulsifier
- flavour enhancer
- iodized salt
- Irish moss
- lecithin
- malt extract
- maltodextrin
- pectin
- stabilizer
- thickening
- xanthan gum
fillernoun(PHRASE)
[C]languagespecialized
a word orshortphrase such as "er" or "well", used when apersonpausestothinkabout what to say next:
填充词（说话的短暂停顿时用的语气词）When shetranscribedtheconversationsheeditedout all the fillers.当她把对话转写下来时，她删掉了所有的填充词。
Ways of speaking
- accented
- accentuation
- bray
- cacoepy
- cut glass
- dialectal
- drawl
- elocution
- enunciate
- flap
- fluent
- jawbreaker
- lilt
- pronunciation
- prosodic
- prosody
- signer
- sociolect
- synecdoche
- toned
See also
stocking filler