wax

英 [wæks]

美 [wæks]

n.  蜡; 蜂蜡; 动物蜡; 植物蜡; 石蜡; 耳垢; 耳屎
v.  给…打蜡; 给…上蜡; 给…涂蜡; 用蜡除去…上的毛

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

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Collins.2 / BNC.7744 / COCA.7228

习惯用语

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

牛津词典

noun

• 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.
  1. styling wax for the hair
     定型发蜡
  2. floor wax
     地板蜡
  3. wax crayons
     蜡笔
  4. wax polish
     上光蜡
• 耳垢；耳屎
  a soft sticky yellowish substance that is found in your ears

verb

• 给…打蜡
  to polish sth with wax
• 给…上蜡；给…涂蜡
  to cover sth with wax
  1. waxed paper
     蜡纸
  2. a waxed jacket
     上过蜡的夹克
• 用蜡除去…上的毛
  to remove hair from a part of the body using wax
  1. to wax your legs/to have your legs waxed
     用蜡除去你腿上的毛
• 渐圆；渐满
  to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible
• 说话变得（热情、雄辩、伤感等）起来
  to become lyrical , etc. when speaking or writing
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 蜡
  Waxis a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated.
  1. 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. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish.
     她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。
• VERB 给…上蜡
  If youwaxa surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...all those Sundays spent washing and waxing the car.
     那些用来洗车和给车上蜡的星期天
• VERB 用蜡给（皮肤）除毛
  If you have your legswaxed, you have the hair removed from your legs by having wax put on them and then pulled off quickly.
  1. 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。
  2. She could go shopping, and wax her legs.
     她可以去逛商店，顺便除一下腿毛。
• 耳垢;耳屎
  Waxis the sticky yellow substance found in your ears.
• VERB 畅谈
  If you say that someone, for example,waxeslyrical orwaxesindignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
  1. 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。
  2. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
     我母亲大谈为妻之道。
• PHRASE 兴衰;盛衰
  If somethingwaxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin

verb

• go up or advance
  1. Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
  Synonym:mountclimbrise
• increase in phase
  1. the moon is waxing
  Synonym:full
• cover with wax
  1. wax the car

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hearing can be affected by ear wax blocking the ear canal.
  耳垢堵塞耳道可能会影响听力。
• Clay and wax are plastic substances.
  粘土和蜡是可塑性物质。
• 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。
• A cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil.
  一种用樟脑、鲸油、蓖麻油和蜡混合而成的蜡膏。
• He's modelling a unicorn in wax.
  他用蜡制作独角兽。
• Did you watch "House of Wax" again?
  你又看《恐怖蜡像馆》了？
• Her skin is pale, the texture of fine wax.
  她肤色苍白，肤质细腻如蜡。