shellac

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc. countable,uncountable
    — But, she says, a wartime ban on recordings using shellac and vinyl kept the Walker version from being released.
  2. A beating; a thrashing. US,countable,informal,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To coat with shellac. transitive
  2. To beat; to thrash. US,informal,transitive
  3. To inflict a heavy defeat upon. US,informal,transitive
    — In 1964 Goldwater ran rambunctiously, flat-out against government. He got shellacked.

词形变化

shellacs plural shellacs present,singular,third-person shellacking participle,present shellacked participle,past shellacked past

词汇关系

近义词
E904 when used as a glazing agent
衍生词
shellacker unshellacked

词源

词源 1
From shell + lac, calque of French laque en écailles (literally “lac in scales/shells”).
词源 2
From shell + lac, calque of French laque en écailles (literally “lac in scales/shells”).
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