wick

单词音标

wick音标[wik]

汉语翻译

n. 灯芯, 油绳

词型变化

动词过去式:wicked过去分词:wicked现在分词:wicking第三人称单数:wicks

英语解释

名词 wick:

any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action

a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

同义词：taper

例句

The criminal is unpardonably wicked, by comparison, all other criminals are virtuous.

这个罪犯真是十恶不赦，相比之下，其他罪犯还算有点良心。

A vessel containing oil or alcohol burned through a wick for illumination.

酒精灯一种装有油或酒精并通过灯芯燃烧来照明的容器

详细解释

wick

n.（名词）

A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or an oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action.

灯芯，烛芯：一条编织、缠绕或编得很松的纤维，用于蜡烛或油灯上通过毛细引力使燃料升成火焰

A piece of material that conveys liquid by capillary action.

纱布条：通过毛细引力来传送液体的一块材料

v.tr.intr.（及物动词和不及物动词）

wicked[wkt] wick.ing,wicks

To convey or be conveyed by capillary action:

通过毛细作用传送或被传送：

例句：

absorbent cloth that wicks moisture away from the skin; water gradually wicking up through the bricks.

用吸力强的布吸去皮肤上的潮气；顺着砖不断被吸去的水

来源：

Middle English wike

中古英语 wike

from Old English wôoce

源自 古英语 wôoce