This "top kill" was meant to get enough mud into the pipes to seal the well and stop the flow of oil.

这种“灭顶法”是一种为了封闭油井，阻止油漏而将足够的重液打入管道的方法。

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Then wrap the inlet pipes with Teflon tape to ensure a watertight seal.

用生料带缠绕进水管，以保证密封不漏水。

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Through the tight fit among the two pipes, the seal ring and the through pipe, the connecting and sealing effects are achieved.

通过两管材与密封圈及通管之间配合，达到连接密封作用。

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To drill the well, engineers have devised an ingenious system of hollow "riser pipes" that create a hermetic seal between the well opening on the sea floor and the ship swaying above.

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This article over the weekend in the Christian Science Monitor details the plans to install flexible pipes that could withstand a hurricane and a larger containment cap that might create a better seal over the blowout preventer.

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