wax
🇺🇸
/wæks/
🇬🇧
/wæks/
noun
R
A soft solid used to make candles, polish, and other things. It melts when heated.
We use wax to make candles that burn brightly.
我們使用蠟來製作燃燒明亮的蠟燭。
R
A soft yellow substance found inside ears.
The doctor removed wax from my ear to help me hear better.
醫生從我耳朵裡取出耳垢，幫助我聽得更清楚。
verb
R
To polish something using wax.
He used wax to make the floor shiny and smooth.
他用蠟讓地板變得光亮平滑。
R
To cover something with wax.
The paper was coated with wax to keep food fresh.
紙張塗上蠟以保持食物新鮮。
R
To remove hair using wax.
She went to the salon to wax her legs and make them smooth.
她去美容院用蠟除毛，讓腿部變得光滑。
R
To grow larger gradually, like the moon.
The moon began to wax in the night sky.
月亮在夜空中開始漸盈。
R
To speak or write with strong emotion.
He started to wax poetic about his favorite book.
他開始充滿詩意地談論他最喜歡的書。
translation
蠟, 耳垢
打蠟, 塗蠟, 蜜蠟除毛, 漸盈, 激昂陳詞
詞形變化
3rd Present
waxes
Progressive
waxing
Past
waxed
Plural
waxes
Perfect
waxed