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单词 shellac
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shellac

noun
/ʃəˈlæk/, /ˈʃelæk/
/ʃəˈlæk/, /ˈʃelæk/
[uncountable]
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  1. a natural substance used in making varnish to protect surfaces and make them hard
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from shell + lac, translating French laque en écailles ‘lac in thin plates’.

shellac

verb
/ʃəˈlæk/, /ˈʃelæk/
/ʃəˈlæk/, /ˈʃelæk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shellac
/ʃəˈlæk/, /ˈʃelæk/
/ʃəˈlæk/, /ˈʃelæk/
he / she / it shellacs
/ʃəˈlæks/, /ˈʃelæks/
/ʃəˈlæks/, /ˈʃelæks/
past simple shellacked
/ʃəˈlækt/, /ˈʃelækt/
/ʃəˈlækt/, /ˈʃelækt/
past participle shellacked
/ʃəˈlækt/, /ˈʃelækt/
/ʃəˈlækt/, /ˈʃelækt/
-ing form shellacking
/ʃəˈlækɪŋ/, /ˈʃelækɪŋ/
/ʃəˈlækɪŋ/, /ˈʃelækɪŋ/
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  1. shellac something to cover something with shellac
  2. [usually passive] shellac somebody (North American English, informal) to defeat somebody very easily
    • The Republicans got shellacked in the elections.
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from shell + lac, translating French laque en écailles ‘lac in thin plates’.
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