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单词 wax
释义
wax
noun
uk
/wæks/us
/wæks/
[U]
asolidsubstancecontaininga lot offatthatbecomessoftandmeltswhenwarm:
蜡
Shewatchedthe wax as itdrippeddown thesideof thecandle.她注视着蜡从蜡烛边缘滴落下来。
See also
beeswax
[U]
thesoft,yellowishsubstanceinsideyourears
耳屎，耳垢
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Substances & structures in the body
wax
verb
uk
/wæks/us
/wæks/

waxverb(USE WAX)

[T]
to put athinlayerof wax on thesurfaceof something, either to make itwaterproofor toimproveitsappearance:
给…上（或打）蜡
I've waxed thefloorso it'sratherslippery.我刚给地板打了蜡，所以恐怕会有点滑。
[T]
toremovehairfrom someone'sbodybycoveringit in athinlayerofwarmwax that is thenpulledoff:
热蜡除毛
Shehadherlegswaxed.她对腿部做了热蜡除毛。
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  • gumsomethingup
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  • lag
  • laminate
  • layer
  • render
  • retile
  • retread
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waxverb(MOON)

[I]formal
When themoonwaxes, itgraduallyappearslargerandroundereachday.
（月亮）渐圆，渐满
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waxverb(SPEAK)

wax lyrical, eloquent, etc.old useorformal
tospeakor write in thestatedway:
热情洋溢／滔滔不绝地说（或写）（等等）
Mymotheralways used to waxlyricalabout thelemontreesin her family'sgarden.我母亲过去总是会深情地谈起她家中花园里的那些柠檬树。
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Related word

waxed

Idiom

wax and wane
(Definition ofwaxfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wax| American Dictionary

wax
noun[U]
us
/wæks/

waxnoun[U](SUBSTANCE)

asolid,fattysubstancethatsoftensandmeltsat alowtemperature:
Candle waxdrippedon thetablecloth.
wax
verb
us
/wæks/

waxverb(APPEAR LARGER)

[I]
(of themoon) tograduallyappearlargerandincreasinglyround:
fig.Suchcontroversieshave waxed andwaned(=becomestrongerandweaker)butcontinueto thisday.

waxverb(BECOME)

[L]fml
tobecome:
Brad waxedeloquenton thesubjectoffreeenterprise.

waxverb(USE SUBSTANCE)

[T]
to put athinlayerof wax on thesurfaceof something:
I just waxed thefloor, so don’t go in thereyet.
(Definition ofwaxfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwax

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The fact that these disorderswaxand wane despite optimal drug treatments suggests that the popular concept of "brain disease" is overly static and reductionistic.
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These students constantly drifted away from the society and throughout the late nineteenth century membership levels waxed and waned dramatically.
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There are almost no technological grounds to withholdwaxtablets from the hands of composers of polyphony anytime from the eleventh to the fifteenth century.
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Butwaxmodelling of plants and flowers belongs to a larger artistic history that includes modelling portraits, effigies, reliefs, and medals.
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And once, later, the second prior of the monastery confiscated his writing tablets, and completely destroyed what he had written on thewax.
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Small pieces of tissue were fixed with 3.7% formaldehyde and then embedded in paraffinwax.
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Melted paraffinwaxwas poured over the agar to provide an effective hydraulic seal.
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This cycle waxes and wanes at variable intervals; between spindles, thalamocortical neurons are depolarized.
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Phonograph cylinders were made ofwax, and thus only withstood a very limited number of replayings before the groove was worn.
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Into the early nineteenth century, modellers continued to produce anatomical-pathological works inwaxfor museums and medical schools.
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The officiating priest placeswaxand mutton fat in their hands.
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For instance, biological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral indexes of psychopathology maywaxand wane with maturation.
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The system is described by the evolution of the liquid and solidwaxfraction and it goes through several stages exhibiting free boundaries.
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Consequently, thewaxmaintains its (volumetric) magnitude while the surface areas of its transformed shape become larger.
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The puparia secrete dense dorsal curls ofwax, but the individuals remain unobtrusive through being widely scattered.
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