shellac
shellac
[ʃəˈlak]
noun
[with obj.]
[ʃəˈlak]
noun
- [mass noun]lac resin melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish
（抛光用的）虫胶清漆，紫胶
[with obj.]
- [often as adj. shellacked]varnish (something) with shellac
用虫胶清漆抛光 - (usu.be shellacked)(N. Amer. informal)defeat or beat (someone) decisively
(北美，非正式)决定性击败；重创
they were shellacked in the 1982 election.
1982年大选中他们受到重创。
- mid 17th cent.: from shell + lac, translating French laque en écailles 'lac in thin plates'
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