hard animal fat, used to make soap, candles, etc., mid-14c., talwgh, from a source (perhaps an unrecorded Old English word) cognate with Middle Low German talg "tallow," Middle Dutch talch, from Proto-Germanic *talga-, meaning perhaps originally "firm, compact material" (compare Gothic tulgus "firm, solid"). OED says related Scandinavian words probably are from continental Germanic.
实用例句
1. The placing of these millions added seriously and most uncomfortably to the family expenses -- in tallow candles.
安排这些数以百万计的巨款增加了家庭开支 —— 买蜡烛的费用,这是一个严肃而极为棘手的问题.
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2. He turned to the fireplace, where a big kettle of tallow for candles was heating.
他转向壁炉, 炉上熬着一大壶灌蜡烛用的牛油.
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3. Tallow alcohol can be further refined into cetyl and stearyl alcohols.
牛脂醇可以进一步提炼成十六烷和十八烷醇.
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4. You may recall that we once drew your attention to drummed tallow.
葛:你也许记得我曾经提醒你们考虑桶装兽脂.
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5. A candle made by repeated dipping in tallow or wax.
