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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

wax

英  [wæks]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • waxes

    1. [C, U 有变体名词] 蜡

    Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil that is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated.

    双语例句

    例：

    There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture.

    彩色蜡烛在家具上留下了一摊摊的蜡油。

    2. [U 不可数名词] 耳垢

    Wax is the sticky yellow substance found in your ears.

    双语例句

    例：

    Use a cotton bud to remove the wax from your ears.

    用棉花棒清理你耳朵里的耳垢。

    VERB. 动词

  • waxes , waxing , waxed

    1. [T 及物动词] 给…上蜡

    If you wax a surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it.

    双语例句

    例：

    We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor.

    她帮我给地板上蜡时，我们闲聊了很长时间。

    2. [T 及物动词] （用蜡）去毛

    If you have a part of your body waxed, for example your legs, you have the hair removed from the area by having wax put on it and then pulled off quickly.

    双语例句

    例：

    She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour.

    她刚在当地的美容院用蜡去了腿毛。

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