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wax

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  • n.蜡;石蜡;蜂蜡;耳垢;植物蜡;耳屎;动物蜡
  • v.给…打蜡;给…上蜡;给…涂蜡;渐圆;用蜡除去…上的毛;说话变得起来
  • adj.蜡制的

复数: waxes 过去式: waxed 现在分词: waxing 过去分词: waxed 第三人称单数: waxes

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noun

1

蜡;蜂蜡;动物蜡;植物蜡;石蜡
a solid substance that is made from beeswax or from various fats and oils and used for making candles , polish, models, etc. It becomes soft when it is heated.

styling wax for the hair

定型发蜡

floor wax

地板蜡

wax crayons

蜡笔

wax polish

上光蜡

2

耳垢;耳屎
a soft sticky yellowish substance that is found in your ears

习语

the whole thing; everything

我惊慌失措,我大喊大叫——什么反应都有。
I panicked, I cried─the whole ball of wax.

verb

1

给…打蜡
to polish sth with wax

2

给…上蜡;给…涂蜡
to cover sth with wax

waxed paper

蜡纸

a waxed jacket

上过蜡的夹克

3

用蜡除去…上的毛
to remove hair from a part of the body using wax

to wax your legs/to have your legs waxed

用蜡除去你腿上的毛

4

渐圆;渐满
to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible

5

说话变得(热情、雄辩、伤感等)起来
to become lyrical , etc. when speaking or writing

He waxed lyrical on the food at the new restaurant.

他对这家新餐馆的菜肴越说越来劲。

习语

to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time

wax

频次

  • 1
    N-MASS
    Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated.

    There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture...

    彩色蜡烛在家具上留下一摊摊蜡油。

  • 2
    VERB 给…上蜡
    If you wax a surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it.

    We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor.

    她帮我给地板打蜡时我们谈了很久。

  • 3
    VERB 用蜡给(皮肤)除毛
    If you have your legs waxed, you have the hair removed from your legs by having wax put on them and then pulled off quickly.

    She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour...

    她刚在当地一家美容院除了腿毛。

  • 4
    N-UNCOUNT 耳垢;耳屎
    Wax is the sticky yellow substance found in your ears.

  • 5
    VERB 畅谈
    If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.

    He waxed lyrical about the skills and commitment of his employees...

    他津津乐道于员工的技能和敬业精神。

  • 6
    PHRASE 兴衰;盛衰
    If something waxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time.

    Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.

    葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。

noun

1
any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin;they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

verb

1
go up or advance
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Synonym: mount climb rise
2
increase in phase
the moon is waxing
Synonym: full
3
cover with wax
wax the car

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  1. The wax began to run .

    蜡开始熔化了。

  2. Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle .

    熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。

  3. He began to wax lyrical about his new car .

    他开始兴高采烈地谈论他的新车。

  4. He waxed lyrical on the food at the new restaurant .

    他对这家新餐馆的菜肴越说越来劲。

  5. He broke the wax seal and unrolled the paper .

    他揭去封蜡,把纸卷展开。

  6. I panicked , I cried ─ the whole ball of wax .

    我惊慌失措,我大喊大叫——什么反应都有。

  7. Wax polish preserves wood and leather .

    上光蜡可保护木材和皮革。

  8. A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface

    表面涂上了厚厚的一层蜡。

  9. She could go shopping , and wax her legs .

    她可以去逛商店,顺便除一下腿毛。

  10. Her skin is pale , the texture of fine wax .

    她肤色苍白,肤质细腻如蜡。

  11. We 'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor .

    她帮我给地板打蜡时我们谈了很久。

  12. Hearing can be affected by ear wax blocking the ear canal .

    耳垢堵塞耳道可能会影响听力。

  13. The museum displays wax likenesses of every US president .

    这家博物馆陈列着历任美国总统的蜡像。

  14. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish .

    她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。

  15. It was recorded on a wax cylinder .

    它被记录在一个蜡质圆柱上。

  16. Peel away the waxed paper if it has stuck to the bottom of the cake

    如果蜡纸已粘在蛋糕的底部,就把它撕掉。

  17. He waxed lyrical about the skills and commitment of his employees

    他津津乐道于员工的技能和敬业精神。

  18. The final stage of waxing left it with a satin sheen .

    最后上完蜡后,它看起来犹如缎子般光滑亮泽。

  19. She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour

    她刚在当地一家美容院除了腿毛。

  20. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture

    彩色蜡烛在家具上留下一摊摊蜡油。

  21. I covered the scroll in sealing wax , and affixed a red ribbon .

    我用封蜡将卷轴封好,并系上一根红丝带。

  22. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty .

    我母亲大谈为妻之道。

  23. Lovett was a tall , commanding man with a waxed gray mustache

    洛维特是个威严的高个男人,蓄着灰白的八字胡。

  24. Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned .

    葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。

  25. The child moulded the wax into a candle .

    孩子把蜡捏成了一根蜡烛。

  26. Wax is ductile when heated .

    蜡在受热时是可塑的。

  27. The moon waxes till it becomes full , and then wanes .

    月亮渐盈,直到正圆,然后消亏。

  28. I took the wax figure as a real person .

    我把蜡像当成真人了。

  29. The wax from the two candles fused as they burned .

    两根蜡烛上的蜡燃烧时熔化在一起。

  30. You should put some wax on those boots .

    你应该给那些靴子打上一些蜡。

  • 习语

n.

the whole ball of wax

整个;全部;一切
the whole thing; everything

I panicked, I cried─the whole ball of wax.

我惊慌失措,我大喊大叫——什么反应都有。

v.

wax and wane

(力量、重要性等)兴衰枯荣,盛衰;阴晴圆缺
to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time

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