| 单词 | wax |
| 释义 | wax 1. n. & v. --n 1. a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. 2. a white translucent material obtained from this by bleaching and purifying and used for candles, in modelling, as a basis of polishes, and for other purposes. 3. any similar substance, e.g. earwax. 4. colloq. a a gramophone record. b material for the manufacture of this. 5. (attrib.) made of wax. --vtr. 1. cover or treat with wax. 2. colloq. record for the gramophone. Phrases and idioms be wax in a person's hands be entirely subservient to a person. lost wax = CIRE PERDUE. wax-light a taper or candle of wax. wax-myrtle a tree, Myrtus cerifera, yielding wax and oil used for candles. wax-painting = ENCAUSTIC. wax palm 1. a South American palm, Ceroxylon alpinum, with its stem coated in a mixture of resin and wax. 2. a carnauba. wax paper paper waterproofed with a layer of wax. wax-pod a yellow-podded bean. wax-tree an Asian tree, Rhus succedanea, having white berries which yield wax. Derivatives waxer n. Etymology: OE w{aelig}x, weax f. Gmc 2. v.intr. 1. (of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing in apparent size. 2. become larger or stronger. 3. pass into a specified state or mood (wax lyrical). Phrases and idioms wax and wane undergo alternate increases and decreases. Etymology: OE weaxan f. Gmc 3. n. sl. a fit of anger. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. uncert.: perh. f. WAX(2) wroth etc. |
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