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wick

noun
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Idioms
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  1. the piece of string in the centre of a candle that you light so that the candle burns 烛芯
  2. the piece of material in an oil lamp that takes in the oil and that you light so that the lamp burns灯芯
    3. Word OriginOld English wēoce, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche ‘wick yarn’.
Idioms
get on somebody’s wick
  1. (British English, informal) to annoy somebody激怒（某人）；招惹（某人）

wick

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wick
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he / she / it wicks
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past simple wicked
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past participle wicked
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-ing form wicking
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  1. wick something (away) (of a material) to take small drops of liquid from an area and move them away（指材料）吸干，吸取，吸走
    • Wool socks wick away sweat.羊毛袜吸汗。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWick is used with these nouns as the object:
    • moisture
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    Word OriginOld English wēoce, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche ‘wick yarn’.