shellac
shellac — 名詞
1. a hard, shiny material that comes from a tiny insect, melted into small flakes a
蟲膠
由昆蟲分泌物製成的木材保護亮漆
a hard, shiny material that comes from a tiny insect, melted into small flakes and mixed into a liquid to coat and protect wood.
The old craftsman brushed warm shellac over the oak table to give it a soft shine.
老師傅在橡木桌上刷了一層溫熱的蟲膠，讓它呈現柔和的光澤。
uncountable: brush/apply shellac over [wood surface]
Asher mixed orange flakes of shellac with alcohol to make his own wood polish.
Asher 把橘色的蟲膠片和酒精混合，自製木器拋光劑。
collocation: flakes of shellac dissolved in alcohol
Feng spread a thin coat of shellac on the kitchen floor to keep it smooth and water-resistant.
Feng 在廚房地板上抹了薄薄一層蟲膠，讓地板保持光滑又防水。
The violin maker rubbed shellac onto the wood, and the bright grain slowly shone through.
製琴師把蟲膠塗抹在木頭上，明亮的木紋便慢慢透了出來。
用法筆記
Uncountable: refers both to the raw insect resin in flake form and to the liquid finish made from it.
2. a brand of nail colour that mixes gel with ordinary nail polish so that it stays
光療指甲油
結合凝膠的持久不掉色指甲油品牌
a brand of nail colour that mixes gel with ordinary nail polish so that it stays bright and unchipped for weeks.
Renata booked a salon visit to have shellac put on her nails before the wedding.
Renata 在婚禮前預約了沙龍，要做光療指甲油。
collocation: have shellac put on [your] nails
The shellac on Sofia's fingernails still looked glossy after three full weeks.
Sofia 指甲上的光療指甲油過了整整三週還是很亮。
subject: shellac lasts/stays without chipping
At Sade's salon, shellac dries hard in two minutes under a small purple lamp.
在 Sade 的沙龍裡，光療指甲油在紫色小燈下兩分鐘就會變硬。
Anjali painted a deep red shellac on her nails to match her party dress.
Anjali 在指甲上塗了深紅色的光療指甲油，搭配她的派對洋裝。
- gel polish
the general product category; Shellac is one trademarked brand of it
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this is a cosmetic brand name for a gel-based nail product, not the wood resin. Almost always seen in beauty and salon contexts.
shellac — 動詞
- shellacpresent simple I / you / we / they
- shellacs3rd person singular
- shellacking-ing form
- shellackedpast simple
1. to cover a wooden surface with a thin layer of this shiny resin so that it looks
上蟲膠漆
在木材表面塗上一層蟲膠亮漆
to cover a wooden surface with a thin layer of this shiny resin so that it looks better and lasts longer.
Christopher shellacked the bookshelf twice so the cheap pine would look like polished wood.
Christopher 在書架上了兩次蟲膠漆，讓便宜的松木看起來像拋光過的好木頭。
transitive: shellac [a wooden object]
Before the sale, the dealer shellacked the antique chair to hide its scratches.
出售前，這名商人替那張古董椅上了蟲膠漆，蓋掉它的刮痕。
shellac + object for protection or appearance
Esme shellacked the wooden toy boat so it could float without soaking up water.
Esme 替木製玩具船上了蟲膠漆，這樣它就能浮在水上而不會吸水。
Ezra carefully shellacked a small pine picture frame until its surface gleamed like glass.
Ezra 小心地替一個松木小相框上蟲膠漆，直到表面亮得像玻璃。
文法句型
shellac + object
用法筆記
Object is almost always a wooden item (furniture, floors, frames). The verb stresses the protective, glossy coating rather than mere painting.
2. to beat an opponent very easily and by a wide margin, especially in a game or co
痛宰；慘電
以懸殊比數輕鬆擊敗對手
to beat an opponent very easily and by a wide margin, especially in a game or contest.
The home team shellacked their rivals nine to one in front of a roaring crowd.
主場球隊以九比一痛宰對手，全場觀眾為之沸騰。
informal: shellac [an opponent] by a wide score
Niran shellacked his older brother at chess in barely twenty minutes.
Niran 下西洋棋時，不到二十分鐘就慘電了哥哥。
shellac + object in a contest
Rania shellacked the reigning champion, winning all five rounds without losing a single point.
Rania 痛宰了衛冕冠軍，五個回合全勝，一分未失。
Our debate team got shellacked because we had barely practised our arguments.
我們辯論隊被慘電，因為我們幾乎沒練習過論點。
文法句型
shellac + object
用法筆記
Informal American English, common in sports and games. The object is the loser; the subject wins decisively. Often used in the passive (get shellacked).