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wicks

UK //wɪks//US //wɪks//

词源

源自古英语 wēoce(灯芯),与古高地德语 wiohha(纤维束)同源,可能源自原始日耳曼语词根*weuk-(弯曲、编织)。

noun

❶ 蜡烛或油灯中用于吸收和输送燃料的棉线或纤维束,点燃后能持续燃烧发光。

“The candle wick burned slowly in the quiet room.”

(蜡烛的棉芯在安静的房间里缓慢燃烧。)

“She trimmed the wick to prevent the lamp from smoking.”

(她修剪了灯芯以防止油灯冒烟。)

❶ 植物茎部输送水分的维管束,常见于空心茎秆植物如灯心草。

“Rushes have spongy wicks running through their stems.”

(灯心草的茎部有海绵状的维管束贯穿。)

“The botanist studied how water moves through plant wicks.”

(植物学家研究水分如何通过植物维管束输送。)

同义词:wick, fiber core, capillary strand

verb

❶ 通过毛细作用吸收液体,多用于描述灯芯或类似结构的吸液过程。

“The oil quickly wicked up through the new cotton wicks.”

(油迅速通过新的棉芯被吸上来。)

“This synthetic material wicks moisture away from skin effectively.”

(这种合成材料能有效吸走皮肤表面的湿气。)

同义词:absorb, draw up, soak up

常见短语

get on someone's wick — 英式俚语,表示某事或某人持续令人烦躁或恼怒。

“His constant humming is really getting on my wick.”

(他不停的哼唱真让我心烦意乱。)