wax

noun

1. 蜡；蜂蜡；动物蜡；植物蜡；石蜡
   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.
   1. styling wax for the hair
      定型发蜡
   2. floor wax
      地板蜡
   3. wax crayons
      蜡笔
   4. wax polish
      上光蜡
2. 耳垢；耳屎
   a soft sticky yellowish substance that is found in your ears

verb

1. 给…打蜡
   to polish sth with wax
2. 给…上蜡；给…涂蜡
   to cover sth with wax
   1. waxed paper
      蜡纸
   2. a waxed jacket
      上过蜡的夹克
3. 用蜡除去…上的毛
   to remove hair from a part of the body using wax
   1. to wax your legs/to have your legs waxed
      用蜡除去你腿上的毛
4. 渐圆；渐满
   to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible
5. 说话变得（热情、雄辩、伤感等）起来
   to become lyrical , etc. when speaking or writing
   1. 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。

1. N-MASS 蜡
   Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated.
   1. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture...
      彩色蜡烛在家具上留下一摊摊蜡油。
   2. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish.
      她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。
2. VERB 给…上蜡
   If you wax a surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it.
   1. We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor.
      她帮我给地板打蜡时我们谈了很久。
   2. ...all those Sundays spent washing and waxing the car.
      那些用来洗车和给车上蜡的星期天
3. VERB 用蜡给（皮肤）除毛
   If you have your legs waxed, you have the hair removed from your legs by having wax put on them and then pulled off quickly.
   1. She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour...
      她刚在当地一家美容院除了腿毛。
   2. She could go shopping, and wax her legs.
      她可以去逛商店，顺便除一下腿毛。
4. 耳垢;耳屎
   Wax is the sticky yellow substance found in your ears.
5. VERB 畅谈
   If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
   1. He waxed lyrical about the skills and commitment of his employees...
      他津津乐道于员工的技能和敬业精神。
   2. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
      我母亲大谈为妻之道。
6. PHRASE 兴衰;盛衰
   If something waxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time.
   1. Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.
      葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。

1. I covered the scroll in sealing wax, and affixed a red ribbon.
   我用封蜡将卷轴封好，并系上一根红丝带。
2. It was recorded on a wax cylinder.
   它被记录在一个蜡质圆柱上。
3. Hearing can be affected by ear wax blocking the ear canal.
   耳垢堵塞耳道可能会影响听力。
4. The museum displays wax likenesses of every US president.
   这家博物馆陈列着历任美国总统的蜡像。
5. A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface
   表面涂上了厚厚的一层蜡。
6. Her skin is pale, the texture of fine wax.
   她肤色苍白，肤质细腻如蜡。
7. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture
   彩色蜡烛在家具上留下一摊摊蜡油。
8. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish.
   她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。
9. We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor.
   她帮我给地板打蜡时我们谈了很久。
10. She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour
    她刚在当地一家美容院除了腿毛。
11. She could go shopping, and wax her legs.
    她可以去逛商店，顺便除一下腿毛。
12. He waxed lyrical about the skills and commitment of his employees
    他津津乐道于员工的技能和敬业精神。
13. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
    我母亲大谈为妻之道。
14. Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.
    葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。
15. I took the wax figure as a real person.
    我把蜡像当成真人了。
16. He's modelling a unicorn in wax.
    他用蜡制作独角兽。
17. Apply a little wax polish.
    涂一点蜡油。
18. The wax from the two candles fused as they burned.
    两根蜡烛上的蜡燃烧时熔化在一起。
19. You should put some wax on those boots.
    你应该给那些靴子打上一些蜡。
20. Did you know Edison invented wax paper, fire alarms, the battery and motion pictures?
    你知道是爱迪生发明了蜡纸、火警警报器、电池和电影吗？
21. I'll have you all modelled in wax and clay;
    我要把你们全用蜡和泥捏成模型；
22. Did you watch "House of Wax" again?
    你又看《恐怖蜡像馆》了？
23. The wax may not have filled a hole, or it may have settled improperly.
    蜡可能没有填补了洞，或者它可能已解决不当。
24. Clay, wax, and plaster are plastic substances.
    粘土，蜡和石膏是可塑物质。
25. The crude oil has medium sized density, high wax content and medium sized freezing point.
    营尔凹陷的原油具有中等密度、含蜡量和中凝固点的特征。
26. Clay and wax are plastic substances.
    粘土和蜡是可塑性物质。
27. A cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil.
    一种用樟脑、鲸油、蓖麻油和蜡混合而成的蜡膏。
28. In the paper the development of the refinement and modification of montan wax is reviewed.
    本文对蒙旦蜡的精制与改性进行了综述。
29. Wax gourd that his hair Yes, I am the top.
    冬瓜说他的发型不错，我顶了。
30. Deeper and more complicated holes and slots can be casted by using soluble wax cores and ceramic cores.
    利用水溶型芯和陶瓷型芯，我们可以铸出更深和更复杂的孔和槽。

n.

the whole ball of wax

• 整个；全部；一切
  the whole thing; everything
  1. I panicked, I cried─the whole ball of wax.
     我惊慌失措，我大喊大叫——什么反应都有。

v.

wax and wane

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

noun

1. any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin

verb

1. go up or advance
   1. Sales were climbing after prices were lowered

   Synonym:    mountclimbrise

2. increase in phase
   1. the moon is waxing

   Synonym:    full

3. cover with wax
   1. wax the car