shellac

shellac

英 [ʃə'læk]
　　美 ['ʃɛlæk]

vt. 毆打；用蟲膠清漆塗刷；使大敗；給塗上蟲膠清漆
　　n. 蟲膠；蟲漆

中文詞源：

shellac 紫膠，蟲膠

來自 shell,殼，lac,蟲膠，詞源同 lacquer.

例句：

1. The coating was a mixture of shellac and alcohol.
這種塗料是蟲膠與酒精的混合物.

2. Shellac also happened to be an effective electrical insulator.
紫膠恰巧還是一種有效的絕緣物.

3. She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots.
她想在桌子上塗蟲漆以防水滴斑點.

4. Butea gum is also called shellac , insect lac, etc.
“紫鉚”又名紫礦,還有紫梗 、 紫草茸 、 蟲膠等名.

5. A lot of the shellac came off in my mouth tonight.
今晚有許多光油脫落在我的咀巴裡!