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wax
10 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural waxes
plural waxes
Learner's definition of WAX
1
: a hard substance that becomes soft when it is heated and that is used to make various products (such as candles, crayons, or polish)蜡 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 — see also beeswax, sealing wax
[count]
- a variety of floor waxes品种繁多的地板蜡
[noncount]
- candles made of wax蜡烛
- car wax [=a substance used to polish cars]汽车蜡
- a wax candle/figurine蜡烛；小蜡像
2
2 wax /ˈwæksˌlaɪk/ verb
waxes; waxed; waxing
2 wax
/ˈwæksˌlaɪk/
verb
waxes; waxed; waxing
Learner's definition of WAX
[+ object]
1
: to put a thin layer of wax on (something) : to treat or polish (something) by rubbing it with wax给…上蜡；给…打蜡；给…上光
- He waxed his car today.他今天给自己的车上了蜡。
- The floor has just been waxed.这地板刚刚打过蜡。
2
: to remove hair from (a part of the body) by putting hot wax on it and then pulling the wax off用热蜡除去（身体部位的）毛发
- She waxes her eyebrows/legs.她用热蜡脱去了眉毛/腿毛。
— compare 3wax
3 wax /ˈwæksˌlaɪk/ verb
waxes; waxed; waxing
3 wax
/ˈwæksˌlaɪk/
verb
waxes; waxed; waxing
Learner's definition of WAX
1
[no object] of the moon : to appear to become larger or more full（月亮）渐圆，渐满
- The moon waxes and then wanes.月亮渐盈，然后渐亏。
2
[no object] : to become larger or more : to increase in amount, size, etc.（数量、规模等）增加，变大
- Interest in the story seems to wax and wane depending on other news.人们对这一报道曾经颇有兴趣，随着其他新闻的出现，现在已热情不再。
3
always followed by an adjective, [linking verb] : to talk or write about something in a way that shows that you are experiencing a specified mood or feeling（带着某种情绪）说，写
- He waxed nostalgic about his childhood. [=he talked/wrote nostalgically about his childhood]他说起自己的童年充满怀旧之情。
- waxing poetic富有诗意地创作
— compare 2wax
1
: a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
2
: any of various substances resembling the wax of bees: such as
a
: any of numerous substances of plant or animal origin that differ from fats in being less greasy, harder, and more brittle and in containing principally compounds of high molecular weight (such as fatty acids, alcohols, and saturated hydrocarbons)
b
: a solid substance (such as ozokerite or paraffin wax) of mineral origin consisting usually of hydrocarbons of high molecular weight
c
: a pliable or liquid composition used especially in uniting surfaces, excluding air, making patterns or impressions, or producing a polished surface
waxed; waxing; waxes
waxed; waxing; waxes
Synonyms
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English weax; akin to Old High German wahs wax, Lithuanian vaškas
Verb (2)
Middle English, from Old English weaxan; akin to Old High German wahsan to increase, Greek auxanein, Latin augēre — more at eke
Noun (3)
perhaps from wax entry 3
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb (2)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1854, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of wax was before the 12th century Phrases Containing wax
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