waxes

英 [ˈwæksɪz]

美 [ˈwæksɪz]

n.  蜡; 蜂蜡; 动物蜡; 植物蜡; 石蜡; 耳垢; 耳屎
v.  给…打蜡; 给…上蜡; 给…涂蜡; 用蜡除去…上的毛
wax的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 蜡
  Waxis 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。
• VERB 给…上蜡
  If youwaxa 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
• VERB 用蜡给（皮肤）除毛
  If you have your legswaxed, 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。
• 耳垢;耳屎
  Waxis the sticky yellow substance found in your ears.
• VERB 畅谈
  If you say that someone, for example,waxeslyrical orwaxesindignant 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。
• PHRASE 兴衰;盛衰
  If somethingwaxes 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。

双语例句

• The moon dims or shines; it waxes or wanes.
  月有暗淡和明亮，有月盈和月亏。
• The moon waxes till it becomes full, and then wanes.
  月亮渐盈，直到正圆，然后消亏。
• Beeswax and other plant wax, mineral wax, fatty acids, fatty alcohol, glycerin, hydrocarbons and synthetic waxes such as almost all of the waxes and grease products have good compatibility.
  蜂蜡与其他植物蜡、矿物蜡、脂肪酸、脂肪醇、甘油脂、烃及合成蜡等几乎所有的蜡类及油脂产品都有良好的相溶性。
• The moon waxes and wanes every month.
  月亮每个月都有圆缺。
• Colorants also impact on crystal formation while some colors are not compatible with all waxes and can migrate and stain packaging or containers.
  着色剂也影响结晶，有一些颜色并不是和所有的蜡都相容，会移位及污染包装或容器。
• A white solid fatty acid found in waxes ( such as beeswax).
  从蜡状物（如蜂蜡）中发现的一种白色的固体脂肪酸。
• Oils and waxes are also often used with sizing agents to increase the softness and pliability of the yarns.
  在浆料中经常加入油脂和蜡质，目的是增加纱柔软性和柔韧性。
• The moon waxes and wanes;
  月有阴晴圆缺；
• Every time she waxes the floor She keels over.
  每一回给地板打蜡她都晕得站不住。
• The same colorant will give different color tones with palm and paraffin waxes.
  同样的着色剂对棕榈蜡和石蜡会产生不同的颜色效果。