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shellac

英 [ʃə'læk] 美 ['ʃɛlæk]

解释

vt. 殴打；用虫胶清漆涂刷；使大败；给涂上虫胶清漆
n. 虫胶；虫漆

※ 提供单词"shellac"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

shellac 紫胶，虫胶

来自 shell,壳，lac,虫胶，词源同 lacquer.

英文词源

shellac (n.): 1713, from shell (n.) + lac (see lacquer). Translates French laque en écailles "lac in thin plates."
shellac (v.): 1876, from shellack (n.). The slang sense of "beat soundly" is 1920s, perhaps from the notion of shellac as a "finish." Shellacked "drunk" is from 1922 (compare plastered). Related: Shellacking.

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例句和用法

1. The coating was a mixture of shellac and alcohol.: 这种涂料是虫胶与酒精的混合物.

2. Shellac also happened to be an effective electrical insulator.: 紫胶恰巧还是一种有效的绝缘物.

3. She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots.: 她想在桌子上涂虫漆以防水滴斑点.

4. Butea gum is also called shellac , insect lac, etc.: “紫铆”又名紫矿,还有紫梗、紫草茸、虫胶等名.

5. A lot of the shellac came off in my mouth tonight.: 今晚有许多光油脱落在我的咀巴里!