wax
US
UK wax n: (candle material)
SC 蜡 là
TC 蠟
TC 蠟
Linda dipped a wick into the melted wax to make a candle.
琳达将灯芯浸入融化的蜡中，制成蜡烛。
wax n: (polish for car or floor) (汽车，地板用)
SC 蜡 là
TC 蠟
TC 蠟
Having washed his car, Peter used wax to finish it.
彼得把车洗干净后进行打蜡抛光。
wax n: (hair-removal substance) (腿部用)
SC 脱毛蜡 tuō máo là
TC 除毛蠟
TC 除毛蠟
The beautician applied wax to Sarah's leg.
美容师在莎拉的腿上涂了脱毛蜡。
wax [sth] vtr: (polish with wax)
SC 给…打蜡 gěi … dǎ là
TC 給…打蠟
TC 給…打蠟
SC 为…上蜡 gěi … dǎ là，wèi … shàng là
Ian waxed the wooden floor.
Tania is waxing her skis.
易安给木地板打了蜡。
塔尼亚在给滑雪板打蜡。
wax [sth] vtr: (remove hair from: body)
SC 用蜡给…脱毛 yòng là gěi … tuō máo
Elizabeth waxed her upper lip to remove the dark hairs that were growing there.
伊丽莎白鼻唇沟上有一些深色的汗毛，她用蜡脱除了。
wax vi: (moon: grow larger) (月亮)
SC 盈，渐满，渐圆
TC 盈
TC 盈
The moon is waxing; you can see a little more of it every night.
月亮渐盈，每天晚上你看到的月亮都会更圆一点。
wax vi: figurative (become larger, more powerful)
SC 变大 biàn dà
SC 变强 biàn dà ，biàn qiáng
The newspaper editor's influence is waxing.
wax + [adjective] vi + adj: (grow, become)
SC 变成 biàn chéng
TC 變成
TC 變成
SC 变为 biàn chéng，biàn wéi
TC 變為
TC 變為
SC 变得 biàn chéng，biàn de
Raphaël waxed ecstatic about the fine wines he had drunk the night before.
When the author described the colourful market scene, she began to wax lyrical.
When the man saw the damage to his car, he waxed angry.
beeswax, wax n: (product of bees)
SC 蜂蜡 fēng là
Beeswax can be used to make wraps for storing food.
earwax, ear wax n: (substance secreted by the ear)
SC 耳垢 ěr gòu
Mites in the ears can cause increased amounts of earwax in cats.
paraffin wax, paraffin n: (substance made from petroleum)
SC 固体石蜡 gù tǐ shí là
TC 固體石蠟
TC 固體石蠟
Nowadays candles are usually made from paraffin wax.
sealing wax n: (substance used to seal documents)
SC 封蜡 fēng là
SC 火漆 fēng là，huǒ qī
the whole ball of wax n: US, slang (everything)
SC 一切 yí qiè
TC 一切
TC 一切
SC 全套
Give me a shampoo, haircut, permanent, and facial; I want the whole ball of wax.
wax and wane vi: (moon: go through phases) (月亮)
SC 盈亏圆缺 yíng kuī yuán quē
TC 盈虧圓缺
TC 盈虧圓缺
The moon waxes and wanes on a twenty-nine day cycle, from full moon to new moon.
wax and wane vi: (increase and decrease)
SC 盛衰 shèng shuāi
SC 起落 shèng shuāi ，qǐ luò
TC 起落
TC 起落
The popularity of knitting as a hobby has waxed and waned over the years.
His enthusiasm for the job waxes and wanes.
wax museum n: (place which exhibits wax figures)
SC 蜡像馆
wax paper, waxed paper n: (waterproof paper used in cookery)
SC 蜡纸
wax tablet: (tablet covered with wax)
SC 蜡片
SC 蜡板