any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action;
\\\"the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it\\\"
a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
造句
用作名詞(n.)
It was empty, but a feeble tallow candle, with a broken back and a long, cauliflower-headed wick sputtered upon the table. 房間是空空洞洞的，只點了一支暗淡無光的牛脂蠟燭，背部開裂，蠟燭芯長長的，花椰菜頭似的，蠟燭油濺潑在桌子上。
A wick connects it to a reservoir. 一燈芯繩把它與水槽相連。
The wick is the quintessence of the candle. 燈芯是蠟燭的精華。
常用短語
candle wick
燭芯
lamp wick
燈芯
kerosene wick
煤油燈芯
wick carburetor
油繩化油器
oil wick
油芯
wick lubricator
燈心注油器油繩潤滑器...
lubricating wick
潤滑芯
wick oiling
芯加油
wick yarn
燈芯紗
wick lubrication
燈芯潤滑
dip one\\\'s wick
粗話,(與某人)性交...
get on someone\\\'s wick
使某人生氣
組詞
Mrs Bruce turned up the wick of the lamp.
出自：P. Abrahams
The pile on the inside wicks moisture..off the skin so keeping the wearer warm and dry.