| 单词 | wax |
| 释义 | nounverbwaxBrE /wæks/ NAmE /wæks/ noun [U ]a solid substance that is made from beeswaxor 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 waxa 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/ 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/ [T ]~sth to polish sth with wax给…打蜡[T , usually passive ]~sth to 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 ]~sth 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[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 idiomsbelt 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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