Word · Frequency #19612
wicks
灯芯；烛芯；油绳
wicks is the plural of wick.
a piece of cord or loosely woven material that draws liquid up by capillary action; especially the cord in a candle or oil lamp that carries fuel to the flame
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A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
蜡烛、煤油炉、油灯等中由纤维或多孔材料(通常为捻或织的棉)制成的条状物,一端吸取液态燃料(如蜡或油),另一端点燃以产生火焰。
蜡烛、煤油炉、油灯等中由纤维或多孔材料(通常为捻或织的棉)制成的条状物,一端吸取液态燃料(如蜡或油),另一端点燃以产生火焰。；灯芯；油绳
In use
Before lighting the candle, I trimmed the wick.
The old oil lamp needs a new wick.
A long wick can make the candle burn too quickly.
the wick of [a candle/lamp]
wick 是可数名词，表示某物的灯芯时用 the wick of...。
The wick of the candle is too short to light.
这根蜡烛的烛芯太短，点不着。
trim/replace the wick
常用动词 trim（修剪）或 replace（更换）与 the wick 搭配。
You should trim the wick before lighting the lamp.
点灯之前你应该修剪灯芯。
a wick made of [material]
说明材质时可用 a wick made of...，也可说 a cotton wick。
This oil lamp has a wick made of cotton.
Connections
Collocations
- candle wick
- 蜡烛烛芯
- Please don't cut the candle wick too short.请不要把蜡烛烛芯剪得太短。
- lamp wick
- 灯芯
- The lamp wick needs to be replaced.这盏灯的灯芯需要更换。
- trim the wick
- 修剪烛芯
- Trim the wick to about five millimeters before lighting the candle.点燃蜡烛前，把烛芯修剪到大约五毫米。
- light the wick
- 点燃烛芯
- She lit the wick with a match.她用火柴点燃了烛芯。
- cotton wick
- 棉灯芯
- A cotton wick works well in an oil lamp.棉灯芯在油灯中很好用。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
蜡烛中央那根细绳就是wick：字母w弯弯曲曲，就像一根被点燃的灯芯。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：蜡烛、油灯 该词为中性常用词，通常用于蜡烛、油灯等灯芯的日常说法，在涉及毛细作用的技术语境中也可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 wick 押韵（/ɪk/）：kick, pick, lick, sick, thick, brick。注意形近但音异的词：week /wiːk/ 和 wake /weɪk/。
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.