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wax

noun
/wæks/
/wæks/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. 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
    Extra Examples
    • The parcel was tied with string and sealed with wax.包裹用绳子捆着，用蜡封着。
    • The sun through the window had melted the wax.透过窗户的阳光融化了蜡。
    • Wax melts when subjected to heat.蜡受热时会熔化。
  2. a soft, sticky yellow-brown substance that is found in your ears耳垢；耳屎
    3. Word Originnoun Old English wæx, weax, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch was and German Wachs. The verb dates from late Middle English.
Idioms
the whole ball of wax
  1. (North American English, 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

verb
/wæks/
/wæks/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wax
/wæks/
/wæks/
he / she / it waxes
/ˈwæksɪz/
/ˈwæksɪz/
past simple waxed
/wækst/
/wækst/
past participle waxed
/wækst/
/wækst/
-ing form waxing
/ˈwæksɪŋ/
/ˈwæksɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [transitive] wax something to polish something with wax给…打蜡
  2. [transitive, usually passive] wax something to cover something with wax给…上蜡；给…涂蜡
    • waxed paper蜡纸
    • a waxed jacket上过蜡的夹克
  3. [transitive, often passive] wax something to 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
  4. [intransitive] (of the moon月亮) to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form can be seen渐圆；渐满 opposite waneTopics Spacec2
  5. [intransitive] + 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。
    • He waxed eloquent about her talents as an actor.他滔滔不绝地讲述她作为演员的才华。
    6. Word Originverb senses 1 to 3 Old English wæx, weax, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch was and German Wachs. The verb dates from late Middle English. verb senses 4 to 5 Old English weaxan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen and German wachsen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek auxanein and Latin augere ‘to increase’.
Idioms
wax and wane
  1. (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
    • Public interest in the issue has waxed and waned over the years.这些年来公众对这个话题的兴趣时冷时热。
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