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

　

单词	wax
释义	Trends of wax View usage for: wax (wæks) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense waxes, present participle waxing, past tense, past participle waxed 1. variable noun 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. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish. 2. verb If you wax a surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it. We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor. [VERB noun] ...all those Sundays spent washing and waxing the car. [VERB noun] 3. verb 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. She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour. [have noun VERB-ed] She would wax her legs, ready for the party. [VERB noun] 4. uncountable noun Wax is the sticky yellow substance found in your ears. 5. See to wax lyrical 6. See wax and wane More Synonyms of wax wax in British English 1 (wæks) noun 1. any of various viscous or solid materials of natural origin: characteristically lustrous, insoluble in water, and having a low softening temperature, they consist largely of esters of fatty acids 2. any of various similar substances, such as paraffin wax or ozocerite, that have a mineral origin and consist largely of hydrocarbons 3. short for beeswax, sealing wax 4. physiology another name for cerumen 5. a resinous preparation used by shoemakers to rub on thread 6. bone wax 7. any substance or object that is pliable or easily moulded he was wax in the hands of the political bosses 8. (modifier) made of or resembling wax a wax figure 9. the act or an instance of removing body hair by coating it with warm wax, applying a strip of fabric, and then removing the fabric sharply, thereby plucking the hairs out by their roots verb 10. (transitive) to coat, polish, etc, with wax 11. to remove (body hair) by means of a wax treatment Derived forms waxer (ˈwaxer) noun waxlike (ˈwaxˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English weax, related to Old Saxon, Old High German wahs, Old Norse vax wax in British English 2 (wæks) verb (intransitive) 1. to become larger, more powerful, etc 2. (of the moon) to show a gradually increasing portion of illuminated surface, between new moon and full moon Compare wane (sense 1) 3. archaic to become as specified the time waxed late Word origin Old English weaxan; related to Old Frisian waxa, Old Saxon, Old High German wahsan, Gothic wahsjan wax in British English 3 (wæks) noun British informal, old-fashioned a fit of rage or temper he's in a wax today Word origin of obscure origin; perhaps from the phrase to wax angry wax in American English 1 (wæks) verb intransitiveWord forms: waxed or ˈwaxing 1. to grow gradually larger, more numerous, etc.; increase in strength, intensity, volume, etc. said esp. of the visible face of the moon during the phases after new moon in whichthe lighted portion is gradually increasing from a thin crescent on the right, asseen from the Northern Hemisphere see also wane (sense 1) 2. a. Literary to become; grow to wax angry b. to speak or express oneself he waxed on and on about his prowess Word origin ME waxen < OE weaxan, to grow, akin to Ger wachsen < IE aweks- < base aweg-, aug- > eke1, L augere, Gr auxein, to increase wax in American English 2 (wæks) noun 1. a plastic, dull-yellow substance secreted by bees for building cells; beeswax: it is hard when cold and easily molded when warm, melts at c. 64.4°C (c. 148°F), cannot be dissolved in water, and is used for candles, modeling, etc. 2. any plastic substance like this ; specif., a. paraffin b. a waxlike substance exuded by the ears; earwax; cerumen c. a waxy substance produced by scale insects d. any waxlike substance yielded by plants or animals e. a resinous substance used by shoemakers to rub on thread f. sealing wax 3. any of a group of substances with a waxy appearance made up variously of esters,fatty acids, free alcohols, and solid hydrocarbons 4. Informal, Obsolete a phonograph record once common in put on wax, to make a phonograph record of verb transitive 5. to rub, polish, cover, smear, or treat with wax 6. to remove unwanted hair from (the body) by applying a hot waxy substance 7. Informal, Obsolete to make a phonograph record of adjective 8. made of wax Derived forms waxer (ˈwaxer) noun waxlike (ˈwaxˌlike) adjective Word origin ME < OE weax, akin to Ger wachs < IE wokso- < weg-, to weave, prob. < base (a)we-, to weave; (sense 4) from the wax cylinders formerly used for recording sound wax in American English 3 (wæks) noun Chiefly British, Informal a fit of anger or temper; a rage Word origin < ? wax1, as in phr. wax angry More idioms containing wax the whole ball of wax Examples of 'wax' in a sentence wax You can also use shaded wax to pick out details. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Once blown out, you can use the wax as a body oil. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The transport minister has just waxed lyrical on something called'The journey to beauty. Times, Sunday Times (2016) My mother still used sealing wax until the 1960s. Times, Sunday Times (2017) If the spots wax and wane, take a photo with you to show him what they are like at their worst. The Sun (2016) While it may seem like an unnecessary extra step, the make-up pros wax lyrical about it. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Or would 90 minutes discussing the future of America strain his ability to wax lyrical on policy detail? Times, Sunday Times (2016) The sounds waxed and waned with the lights - the brighter they were, the louder the sound. Times, Sunday Times (2017) You have to be careful because they end up getting more and more body parts waxed. Times, Sunday Times (2014) You do need to use a wax or clay to keep it in check. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This problem can be made worse by regular application of oil or waxing. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Both boast interactive zones and lifelike wax figures. The Sun (2014) The list will evolve as the fortunes of the chosen establishments wax and wane. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The waxing moon made it a close business whether we could finish the job. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We are deeply fond of the waxed jacket with removable sheepskin collar. Times, Sunday Times (2010) So who is making the hottest wax? Times, Sunday Times (2013) Strip wax sticks to the skin and can cause major sensitivity and redness. The Sun (2012) Put the wax flakes in the top part and turn the heat down low. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Others have bark so shiny that it looks as if it has been waxed and polished. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Hold it in place with elastic bands and smear with paraffin wax to seal the cuts. The Sun (2012) She tells me that she has a full body wax on a regular basis. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The wax that was used to try to cover up the chips just brushes off. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Place the oils and wax in a double boiler and melt them gently. Guyton, Anita The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home (1991) For the next few hours the conflict would wax and wane. Christianity Today (2000) One cab driver waxed almost lyrical. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Talking of wax, do you have to wax your body hair? The Sun (2011) They are made of natural wax and burn for 80 hours. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A natural wax on the skin means it is ripe. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I once tried a similar'do with a tub of hair wax. The Sun (2015) The workers, growing poorer, looked on and despaired as the wealthy waxed fat. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In reality, we're all as disposable as wax figures. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He leaves a Post-it in the kitchen, telling the cleaner to wax the floor. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In other languages wax British English: wax /wæks/ NOUN Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. ...candle wax. American English: wax Arabic: شَمْع Brazilian Portuguese: cera Chinese: 蜡 Croatian: vosak Czech: vosk Danish: voks Dutch: was stofnaam European Spanish: cera Finnish: vaha French: cire German: Wachs Greek: κερί Italian: cera Japanese: 蝋 Korean: 밀랍 Norwegian: voks Polish: wosk European Portuguese: cera Romanian: ceară Russian: воск Latin American Spanish: cera Swedish: vax Thai: ขี้ผึ้ง Turkish: balmumu Ukrainian: віск Vietnamese: sáp ong British English: wax VERB If you wax a surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it. We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor. American English: wax Brazilian Portuguese: polir Chinese: 给…上蜡 European Spanish: encerar French: cirer German: wachsen Italian: dare la cera a Japanese: ワックスで磨く Korean: 왁스로 윤내다 European Portuguese: polir Latin American Spanish: encerar All related terms of 'wax' ski wax a substance put on the base of a ski to increase the freezing point of water on the base of the ski wax cap any fungus of the basidiomycetous family Hygrophoraceae, having thick waxy gills . Many are brightly coloured , like the parrot toadstool ( Hygrophorus psittacinus ), which is yellow with a covering of green slime , and the orange-red H. conicus bone wax a mixture of wax , oil , and carbolic acid applied to the cut surface of a bone to prevent bleeding earth wax a brown or greyish wax that occurs associated with petroleum and is used for making candles and wax paper grave-wax a waxlike fatty substance formed during the decomposition of corpses Japan wax a yellow wax obtained from the berries of plants of the genus Rhus . It is used in making matches, soaps , candles , and polishes wax bean any of certain string beans that have yellow waxy pods and are grown in the US wax light a candle or taper of wax wax moth a brown pyralid moth , Galleria mellonella, the larvae of which feed on the combs of beehives wax palm a tall Andean palm tree, Ceroxylon andicola, having pinnate leaves that yield a resinous wax used in making candles wax paper Wax paper is paper that has been covered with a thin layer of wax. It is used mainly in cooking or to wrap food . wax tree a Japanese anacardiaceous tree, Rhus succedanea , having white berries that yield wax bikini wax a treatment to remove hair from the bikini line with hot wax Chinese wax a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially mineral wax → ozocerite montan wax hard wax obtained from lignite and peat sealing wax Sealing wax is a hard, usually red , substance that melts quickly and is used for putting seals on documents or letters. wax flower See Madagascar jasmine wax insect any of various scale insects that secrete wax or a waxy substance , esp the oriental species Ceroplastes ceriferus, which produces Chinese wax wax museum a museum displaying wax statues of famous people wax myrtle a shrub , Myrica cerifera, of SE North America , having evergreen leaves and a small berry-like fruit with a waxy coating : family Myricaceae wax tablet a tablet made of bone , wood, etc., and covered with wax , used in the ancient world for writing with a stylus carnauba wax a Brazilian fan palm , Copernicia cerifera cobbler's wax a resin used for waxing thread Geraldton wax an evergreen shrub, Chamelaucium uncinatum , native to W Australia , cultivated for its pale pink flowers paraffin wax a white insoluble odourless waxlike solid consisting mainly of alkane hydrocarbons with melting points in the range 50°–60°C, used in candles , waterproof paper, and as a sealing agent vegetable wax any of various waxes that occur on parts of certain plants, esp the trunks of certain palms , and prevent loss of water from the plant wax and wane If something waxes and wanes , it first increases and then decreases over a period of time. to wax lyrical 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. parrot toadstool any fungus of the basidiomycetous family Hygrophoraceae, having thick waxy gills . Many are brightly coloured , like the parrot toadstool ( Hygrophorus psittacinus ), which is yellow with a covering of green slime , and the orange-red H. conicus lost-wax process a method of casting in which a wax form is encased in a heat-resistant material, as clay , that is hardened and then heated to melt and drain away the wax, producing a mold into which molten material is poured : used in casting dental plates, metal sculpture , etc. microcrystalline wax Microcrystalline wax is a wax used as a stiffening agent and as a coating agent for tablets and capsules . honeycomb moth a brown pyralid moth , Galleria mellonella, the larvae of which feed on the combs of beehives Brazilian bikini wax the act or instance of removing all or almost all of a woman's pubic hair for cosmetic reasons candle-tree a shrub , Myrica cerifera, of SE North America, having evergreen leaves and a small berry-like fruit with a waxy coating : family Myricaceae the whole ball of wax the whole of something. The usual British expression is the whole caboodle . carnauba a Brazilian fan palm , Copernicia cerifera eriostemon any rutaceous shrub of the mainly Australian genus Eriostemon , having waxy white or pink flowers Madagascar jasmine a Madagascan twining , woody vine, Stephanotis floribunda , of the milkweed family, having waxy-white, fragrant flowers Chinese translation of 'wax' wax (wæks) n (u) (in candles, polish) 蜡(蠟) (là) (= earwax) 耳垢 (ěrgòu) vt [floor, car] 给(給) ... 打蜡(蠟) (gěi ... dǎlà) vi [moon] 渐(漸)圆(圓) (jiànyuán) 1 (verb) in the sense of increase Definition to increase gradually in size, strength, or power Portugal and Spain had vast empires which waxed and waned. Synonyms increase The population continues to increase. rise We need to increase our charges in order to meet rising costs. grow We stop growing once we reach maturity. develop mount For several hours, tension mounted. expand Water expands as it freezes. swell The human population swelled as migrants moved south. enlarge plans to enlarge the park into a 30,000 all-seater stadium fill out magnify The telescope magnifies images over 11 times. get bigger dilate The pupils dilate to let in more light. become larger Opposites contract, decline , narrow , fade , shrink , diminish , decrease, dwindle , lessen , wane 2 (verb) in the sense of become fuller Definition (of the moon) to show a gradually increasing area of brightness from new moon until full moon One should plant seeds and cuttings when the moon is waxing. Synonyms become fuller become larger enlarge The glands in the neck may enlarge. get bigger 3 (verb) in the sense of become Definition to become He waxed eloquent about the discovery of new worlds. Synonyms become After leaving school, he became a professional footballer. get The boys were getting bored. grow He's growing old. come to be turn The police think that things could turn nasty. idiom See wax lyrical Additional synonyms in the sense of dilate Definition to make or become wider or larger The pupils dilate to let in more light. Synonyms enlarge, extend, stretch, expand, swell, widen, broaden, puff out, distend in the sense of enlarge Definition to make or grow larger plans to enlarge the park into a 30,000 all-seater stadium Synonyms expand, increase, extend, add to, build up, widen, intensify, blow up (informal), heighten, broaden, inflate, lengthen, magnify, amplify, augment, make bigger, elongate, make larger in the sense of enlarge Definition to make or grow larger The glands in the neck may enlarge. Synonyms grow, increase, extend, stretch, expand, swell, wax, multiply, inflate, lengthen, diffuse, elongate, dilate, become bigger, puff up, grow larger, grow bigger, become larger, distend, bloat Synonyms of 'wax' wax Explore 'wax' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of expand Definition to make or become greater in extent, size, or scope Water expands as it freezes. Synonyms get bigger, increase, grow, extend, swell, widen, blow up, wax, heighten, enlarge, multiply, inflate, thicken, fill out, lengthen, fatten, dilate, become bigger, puff up, become larger, distend in the sense of get Definition to become The boys were getting bored. Synonyms become, grow, turn, wax, come to be in the sense of grow Definition (of a person or animal) to increase in size and develop physically We stop growing once we reach maturity. Synonyms develop, fill out, get bigger, get taller in the sense of grow Definition to become increasingly as specified He's growing old. Synonyms become, get, turn, come to be in the sense of magnify Definition to make something look bigger than it really is, for instance by using a lens or microscope The telescope magnifies images over 11 times. Synonyms enlarge, increase, boost, expand, intensify, blow up (informal), heighten, amplify, augment, dilate in the sense of mount Definition to increase or accumulate For several hours, tension mounted. Synonyms increase, build, grow, swell, intensify, escalate, multiply in the sense of rise Definition to increase in amount or value We need to increase our charges in order to meet rising costs. Synonyms increase, mount, go up, rocket, soar, spiral, escalate, shoot up, get higher in the sense of swell Definition (of an emotion) to become more intense The human population swelled as migrants moved south. Synonyms increase, rise, grow, mount, expand, surge, step up, accelerate, escalate, multiply, grow larger in the sense of turn Definition to change so as to become The police think that things could turn nasty. Synonyms become, get, grow, come to be, go
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