| 单词 | lacquer |
| 释义 | lacquer (once / 4462 pages) nv Lacquer is a clear liquid that is painted on a surface and dries hard and shiny. Lacquer can be used to protect wood. Wooden furniture or art objects made from wood are sometimes coated with lacquer. The lacquer makes the wood glossy and protects it from scratches and nicks. In Eastern Asia, there is a tradition of making decorative objects called "lacquerware," boxes, buttons, and other items that are made of wood and coated in lacquer. Lacquer comes from a now-obsolete French word, lacre, a type of sealing wax, and is ultimately rooted in the Sanskrit laksha, "red dye." WORD FAMILYlacquer: lacquered, lacquering, lacquers USAGE EXAMPLESThe place was snugly feral, lacquered with graffiti, some of it added during shooting. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The lacquer is light reflective while the desert horizon progressively blurs. Los Angeles Times(Dec 14, 2016) What we got was an oval plate of lacquered, skin-on bird parts — and nothing else. Washington Post(Dec 10, 2016) 1n a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish Hyper gum any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying 2n a hard glossy coating Hypo|Hyper japan lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient coat, coating a thin layer covering something 3v coat with lacquer A lacquered box from China Hypo|Hyper japan coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
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