英语词汇wax怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

wax

BrE

/wæks/

NAmE

/wæks/

noun

[

]

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 蜡；蜂蜡；动物蜡；植物蜡；石蜡

◆

styling wax for the hair 定型发蜡

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floor wax 地板蜡

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wax crayons 蜡笔

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wax polish 上光蜡

➡ see also

paraffin wax

sealing wax

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

●the whole ball of ˈwax

(

NAmE,

informal

)

the whole thing; everything 整个；全部；一切

◆

I panicked, I cried—the whole ball of wax. 我惊慌失措，我大喊大叫，所有的反应都做齐了。

wax

BrE

/wæks/

NAmE

/wæks/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

wax

BrE

/wæks/

NAmE

/wæks/

present simple - he / she / it

waxes

BrE

/ˈwæksɪz/

NAmE

/ˈwæksɪz/

past simple

waxed

BrE

/wækst/

NAmE

/wækst/

past participle

waxed

BrE

/wækst/

NAmE

/wækst/

-ing form

waxing

BrE

/ˈwæksɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈwæksɪŋ/

[

]

~ sth

to polish sth with

wax

给…打蜡

[

, usually passive

]

~ sth

to cover sth with

wax

给…上蜡；给…涂蜡

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waxed paper 蜡纸

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a waxed jacket 上过蜡的夹克

[

, often passive

]

~ sth

to remove hair from a part of the body using

wax

用蜡除去…上的毛

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to wax your legs/to have your legs waxed 用蜡除去你腿上的毛

[

]

(of the moon 月亮) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible 渐圆；渐满

OPP

wane

[

]

+ lyrical, eloquent, sentimental, etc.

(

formal

)

to become

lyrical

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

◆

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。

●ˌwax and ˈwane

(

literary

)

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

Alliteration in idioms belt and braces, (beat somebody) black and blue, born and bred, chalk and cheese, chop and change, done and dusted, down and dirty, in dribs and drabs, eat somebody out of house and home, facts and figures, fast and furious, first and foremost, forgive and forget, hale and hearty, hem and haw, kith and kin, mix and match, part and parcel of something, puff and pant, go to rack and ruin, rant and rave, risk life and limb, short and sweet, signed and sealed, spic and span, through thick and thin, this and that, top and tail something, tried and testedtrusted, wax and wane

单词	wax
释义	noun verb waxBrE /wæks/NAmE /wæks/ noun [U] 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 蜡；蜂蜡；动物蜡；植物蜡；石蜡◆styling wax for the hair 定型发蜡◆floor wax 地板蜡◆wax crayons 蜡笔◆wax polish 上光蜡 ➡ see also paraffin wax, sealing wax a soft sticky yellowish substance that is found in your ears 耳垢；耳屎●the whole ball of ˈwax(NAmE, informal) the whole thing; everything 整个；全部；一切◆I panicked, I cried—the whole ball of wax. 我惊慌失措，我大喊大叫，所有的反应都做齐了。 waxBrE /wæks/NAmE /wæks/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they wax BrE /wæks/ NAmE /wæks/present simple - he / she / it waxes BrE /ˈwæksɪz/ NAmE /ˈwæksɪz/past simple waxed BrE /wækst/ NAmE /wækst/past participle waxed BrE /wækst/ NAmE /wækst/ -ing form waxing BrE /ˈwæksɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈwæksɪŋ/ [T] ~ sthto polish sth with wax 给…打蜡 [T, usually passive] ~ sthto cover sth with wax 给…上蜡；给…涂蜡◆waxed paper 蜡纸◆a waxed jacket 上过蜡的夹克 [T, often passive] ~ sthto remove hair from a part of the body using wax 用蜡除去…上的毛◆to wax your legs/to have your legs waxed 用蜡除去你腿上的毛 [I] (of the moon 月亮) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible 渐圆；渐满 OPP wane [I] + lyrical, eloquent, sentimental, etc. (formal) to become lyrical, etc. when speaking or writing 说话变得（热情、雄辩、伤感等）起来◆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。●ˌwax and ˈwane(literary) to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time （力量、重要性等）兴衰枯荣，盛衰；阴晴圆缺 Alliteration in idioms belt and braces, (beat somebody) black and blue, born and bred, chalk and cheese, chop and change, done and dusted, down and dirty, in dribs and drabs, eat somebody out of house and home, facts and figures, fast and furious, first and foremost, forgive and forget, hale and hearty, hem and haw, kith and kin, mix and match, part and parcel of something, puff and pant, go to rack and ruin, rant and rave, risk life and limb, short and sweet, signed and sealed, spic and span, through thick and thin, this and that, top and tail something, tried and testedtrusted, wax and wane
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