shellac
n.虫漆 vt.涂上虫漆,以虫胶结合,<美俚>殴打
难易程度:
shellac为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:shellacked 过去分词:shellacked 现在分词:shellacking 第三人称单数:shellacs
shellac
/ʃə'læk, also 'ʃelæk; ʃə`læk/
n [U] resinous substance in the form of thin sheets or flakes, used in making varnish 虫胶; 紫(胶虫)胶.
v (-ck-) [Tn]
1 varnish (sth) with shellac 给(某物)涂上虫胶清漆.
2 (US infml 口) defeat (sb) soundly or severely 彻底击败(某人).
shellac
n[U]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: shell + lac 'hard substance produced by an insect' (15-21 centuries) (from Portuguese laca; LACQUER1), translating French laque en écailles 'lac in thin flakes']
a type of transparent paint for protecting or hardening surfaces