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1 | T to put wax on a wooden surface and rub it to make it shine 给(木质表面)上蜡 | 1a | to cover a surface with wax to protect it against water 给(表面)打蜡以防浸水 | | | 1b | to put liquid wax on your skin and remove it when it is hard again in order to remove hair 给(皮肤)打蜡以脱毛 | | |
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2 | I if the moon is waxing, you see more and more of it each night (月亮)渐盈,渐满 | 2a | to become bigger or stronger 变得更大;变得更强 | | | 2b | to become bigger or stronger and then smaller or weaker 兴衰;盛衰;(月的)盈亏 | | |
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- | wax eloquent/lyrical/philosophical/emotional etc mainly literary |
| to talk in a way that expresses a particular feeling or quality |
| 滔滔不绝地/感情奔放地/从容达观地/情绪激动地说等 |
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