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

• Carbon distribution and content of normal alkane and isoalkane in rubber waxes are measured by using high temperature gas chromatography.
  采用高温气相色谱法测定橡胶防护蜡中的正构烷烃和非正构烷烃的碳数及含量。
• 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 dims or shines; it waxes or wanes.
  月有暗淡和明亮，有月盈和月亏。
• 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。
• A clear, flammable liquid, CS2, used to manufacture viscose rayon and cellophane, as a solvent for fats, rubber, resins, waxes, and sulfur, and in matches, fumigants, and pesticides.
  一种纯净易燃的液体，CS2，用于制造黏胶纤维和玻璃纸，作为脂肪、橡胶、树脂、石蜡和硫的一种溶剂，用于火柴、熏剂和杀虫剂。
• The moon waxes till it becomes full, and then wanes.
  月亮渐盈，直到正圆，然后消亏。
• Premiumyellow carnauba wax blended with silicones, polymers, and other waxes.
  富含顶级巴西黄棕榈蜡，硅，聚合物等。
• Synthetic waxes, organic silicon, petroleum solvent etc.
  合成蜡、有机硅、石油溶剂等。
• Solar activity waxes and wanes on an 11-year cycle.
  太阳活动的盛衰以11年为周期。
• 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。