英语词汇“wax”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wax¹

(wăks)

a. Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.

b. Beeswax.

c. Earwax.

a. A solid plastic or pliable liquid substance, such as ozocerite or paraffin, originating from petroleum and found in rock layers and used in paper coating, as insulation, in crayons, and often in medicinal preparations.

b. A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces.

3. A resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread.

4. A cosmetic procedure in which facial or body hair is removed by peeling away a layer of wax that has been allowed to harden.

adj.

Made of wax: a wax candle.

tr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es

1. To coat, treat, or polish with wax.

a. To remove (facial or body hair) by covering the skin with a layer of wax that is peeled off after hardening, uprooting the encased hairs.

b. To remove hair from (a portion of the body) by this method.

Idiom:

on wax

Informal In the medium of phonograph recordings.

[Middle English, from Old English weax.]

单词	wax
释义	wax¹ (wăks) n. 1. a. Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. b. Beeswax. c. Earwax. 2. a. A solid plastic or pliable liquid substance, such as ozocerite or paraffin, originating from petroleum and found in rock layers and used in paper coating, as insulation, in crayons, and often in medicinal preparations. b. A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces. 3. A resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread. 4. A cosmetic procedure in which facial or body hair is removed by peeling away a layer of wax that has been allowed to harden. adj. Made of wax: a wax candle. tr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es 1. To coat, treat, or polish with wax. 2. a. To remove (facial or body hair) by covering the skin with a layer of wax that is peeled off after hardening, uprooting the encased hairs. b. To remove hair from (a portion of the body) by this method. *Idiom:* *on wax* Informal In the medium of phonograph recordings. [Middle English, from Old English weax.]
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