| 释义 |
wick1/wik/ n. & v.●n. 1 a strip or thread of fibrous or spongy material feeding a flame with fuel in a candle, lamp, etc. 灯芯；烛芯 2 Surgery a gauze strip inserted in a wound to drain it 【外科】(伤口引流用的)纱布条 ●v. tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 away) esp. N. Amer. absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action [尤北美]通过毛细作用吸收或带走(液体) □ dip one's wick coarse slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse [粗俗俚语] (男子)性交 □ get on a person's wick Brit. colloq. annoy a person [英口]使某人生气(或恼怒) [Old English wēoce, -wēoc, of unknown origin (cf. Middle Dutch wiecke, Middle Low German wēke)] |