putty
noun /ˈpʌti/
/ˈpʌti/
[uncountable]Idioms - a soft sticky substance that becomes hard when it is dry and that is used for fixing glass into window frames
（窗用）油灰 - He looked very ill and his face was the colour of putty (= grey).
他看上去病得很重，脸色苍白。
Collocations DictionaryPutty is used before these nouns:- knife
词源mid 17th cent.: from French potée, literally ‘potful’, from pot ‘pot’. - He looked very ill and his face was the colour of putty (= grey).
Idioms
(like) putty in somebody’s hands
- easily controlled or influenced by another person
（像）某人手中的面团；任某人摆布；易受某人的影响 - She'll persuade him. He's like putty in her hands.
她会说服他的。他就像她手里的面团一样。
- She'll persuade him. He's like putty in her hands.