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mastics
乳香树脂；乳香
mastics is the plural of mastic.
核心释义
A hard, brittle, aromatic and transparent resin obtained from the mastic tree, used for making varnishes and chewing gum and as a flavouring.
- 1.
常绿灌木或小乔木,学名Pistacia lentiscus(乳香树),原产于地中海地区。
An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
- 2.
由这种树产生的坚硬、易碎、芳香且透明的树脂,用于制作清漆和口香糖,并用作调味料。
A hard, brittle, aromatic and transparent resin produced by this tree and used to make varnishes and chewing gum, and as a flavouring.
- 3.
用这种树脂调味的酒精饮料。
An alcoholic liquor flavoured with this resin.
乳香黄连木；乳香树；乳香酒；常绿灌木或小乔木,学名Pistacia lentiscus(乳香树),原产于地中海地区。；由这种树产生的坚硬、易碎、芳香且透明的树脂,用于制作清漆和口香糖,并用作调味料。；用这种树脂调味的酒精饮料。
用法In use
The conservator used a small amount of mastic to repair the cracked varnish on the old painting.
用法提示：此处 mastic 为名词，指乳香树产生的树脂，用作修复材料。
In some Mediterranean countries, people chew mastic after meals to freshen their breath.
用法提示：mastic 在句中作名词，指可咀嚼的乳香树脂，作 chew 的宾语。
A drop of mastic gives the liqueur its distinctive pine-like flavor.
用法提示：mastic 为名词，指用于调味的乳香树脂，在句中作主语。
a mastic
表示“乳香树”时是可数名词，复数形式为 mastics。
A mastic is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Mediterranean.
乳香树是一种原产于地中海地区的常绿灌木或小乔木。
be made from mastic
be made from 后接材料名词；这里的 mastic 指树脂，作不可数名词使用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mastic tree
- 乳香树
- The mastic tree grows mainly on the Greek island of Chios.乳香树主要生长在希腊的希俄斯岛上。
- mastic resin
- 乳香树脂
- Mastic resin is collected from cuts in the bark of the tree.乳香树脂是从树干上的切口采集的。
- mastic gum
- 乳香胶（一种天然口香糖）
- For centuries, people have chewed mastic gum to freshen their breath.几个世纪以来，人们一直咀嚼乳香胶来清新口气。
- mastic varnish
- 乳香清漆
- The artist applied a coat of mastic varnish to protect the painting.这位艺术家涂了一层乳香清漆来保护画作。
- mastic liqueur
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mastic 谐音“妈思蒂克”，乳香树脂味似口香糖，联想到咀嚼（masticate）就能记住。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、varnish making、chewing gum making mastic 通常指乳香树脂，多用于烹饪调味、制作清漆或口香糖等专门场合；这个词在食谱、工艺说明和植物学资料中比较常见，日常口语中很少单独使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
drastic、plastic、elastic、fantastic、scholastic 与 mastic 押韵，均含 /æstɪk/。mystic 拼写相近，但读作 /ˈmɪstɪk/，元音不同，不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.