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词汇 candlewick
释义 candlewick
noun
uk /ˈkæn.dəl.wɪk/ us /ˈkæn.dəl.wɪk/

candlewicknoun (MATERIAL)


[ U ]
thick, soft material with raised areas of short threads on the surface: 烛芯纱
There was a pink candlewick bedspread on the bed.床上铺着一条粉红色的烛芯纱床罩。
Her old candlewick dressing-gown had finally fallen to pieces.她那件旧的烛芯纱晨衣终于破了。
The bedspread is pink and peach candlewick.
She came down the stairs wearing a light blue candlewick dressing gown.
Since the early 20th century, Dalton has been a centre for the candlewick industry.
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candlewicknoun (PART OF CANDLE)


[ U or C ](also candle wick)
a piece of string in the centre of a candle that burns to produce light and heat: 蜡烛芯
There was the smell of scented candlewick.这里有香烛芯的味道。
Sarah picked up and struck a match and put the flame to the candle wick.莎拉拿起火柴,擦着一根点燃了烛芯。
Sarah picked up and struck a match and put the flame to the candle wick. 莎拉拿起火柴,擦着一根点燃了烛芯。
You can make your own candlewick out of thick cotton cord.
The candlewicks were trimmed to cast a dim glow around the room.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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unlit
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Examples of candlewick


candlewick
We are discussing not a candle end economy but a candlewick economy.
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We are discussing not a candle end economy but a candlewick economy.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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