wick

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:

1. any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
2. 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：

1. 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。
2. 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