
好词典

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)。
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。)
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。)
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。)