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wax1/wæks/ n. & v.●n. 1 a sticky mouldable yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax 蜂蜡(蜜蜂分泌的一种微黄色黏性可塑物质，用以构筑蜂房) 2 a white translucent material obtained from this by bleaching and purifying and used for candles, in modelling, as a basis of polishes, and for other purposes 蜡(从蜂蜡中经过漂白和提纯提取的物质，用于制蜡烛、制模、上光和其他用途) 3 any similar substance, typically a lipid or hydrocarbon 蜡状物(一般为脂类或碳氢化合物) earwax 耳垢 ； paraffin wax 石蜡 4 colloq. [口]a a gramophone record 留声机唱片 b material for the manufacture of this 制造唱片的材料 5 (作 attrib.) made of wax 蜡制的 ●v. tr. 1 cover or treat with wax or a similar substance 用蜡(或类似的东西)涂(或处理)，给…上蜡 waxed jacket 油布雨衣 2 remove unwanted hair from (legs etc.) by applying wax and peeling off the wax and hairs together 用热蜡除去(腿部等的)毛 3 colloq. record for the gramophone [口]把…灌制唱片 □ be wax in a person's hands be overcompliant or easily influenced by a person (像蜡一样)过于顺从某人；极易受某人影响 □ waxer n. 上蜡工；打蜡机 [Old English wœx, weax, from Germanic] |