shellac
英 [ʃə'læk]
美['ʃɛlæk]
- 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
词态变化
第三人称单数: shellacs;过去式: shellaced;过去分词: shellaced;现在分词: shellacing;
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.
双语例句
- 1. The coating was a mixture of shellac and alcohol.
- 这种涂料是虫胶与酒精的混合物.
来自辞典例句
- 2. Shellac also happened to be an effective electrical insulator.
- 紫胶恰巧还是一种有效的绝缘物.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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!
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