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- a strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter灯芯; 烛芯; （打火机的）油绳。
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- Medicine a gauze strip inserted in a wound to drain it【医】（伤口引流用的）纱布条。
with obj.
- absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action通过毛细作用带走（液体）：
these excellent socks will wick away the sweat
这些优质袜会吸汗
no obj. synthetics with hollow fibres that wick well.含吸水性强的空心纤维的合成纤维。
短语
dip one's wick
- vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse〈粗俚〉（男子）性交, 交媾。
get on someone's wick
- Brit. informal annoy someone〈英, 非正式〉激怒某人, 使某人恼怒。
词源
Old English wēoce, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche 'wick yarn'.
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- in place names a town, hamlet, or district镇; 小村庄; 地区：
Hampton Wick
汉普顿镇
Warwick.
沃里克镇。
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- dialect a dairy farm〈方〉奶牛场。
词源
Old English wīc 'dwelling place'， probably based on Latin vicus 'street， village'.