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单词 waxing
释义
waxing
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1nadj 2n

WORD FAMILY
waxing: waxings+/wax: waxed, waxen, waxes, waxing, waxlike, waxy/waxed: unwaxed/waxy: waxier, waxiest, waxily, waxiness
USAGE EXAMPLES
The ripple effect of her investment in her girl child is still being felt and is waxing stronger today.
Time(Dec 14, 2016)
Waxing nostalgic about the highly intrusive welfare state – while Silicon Valley elites cheerlead for the creative flexibility of basic income – also seems suicidal.
The Guardian(Dec 03, 2016)
Buffing out a scratch, taking the vehicle through an automatic carwash with hard rotating brushes or waxing the car alters the look.
Seattle Times(Nov 24, 2016)
1
1n a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
the waxing of the moon
Ant|Hyper
waning
a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
increase
a change resulting in an increase
2adj (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
the waxing moon passes from new to full
Ant
waning
(of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
2
n the application of wax to a surface
Hyper
application, coating, covering
the work of applying something
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