wax

【形容词】

1. wax

【释义】 增大的，增长的，上升的 【例句】 1. The moon is in its waxing phase.（月亮正在盈凸期。） 2. The company's profits have been on a waxing trend.（公司的利润一直呈上升趋势。）

【名词】

1. wax

【释义】 蜡，蜡状物 【例句】 1. She used wax to make candles.（她用蜡制作蜡烛。） 2. There was a layer of wax on the car.（车上有一层蜡。）

2. wax

【释义】 耳垢 【例句】 1. He had to clean the wax out of his ears.（他不得不清理耳朵里的耳垢。） 2. The doctor removed a large piece of wax from the patient's ear.（医生从病人的耳朵里取出了一大块耳垢。）

【词语辨析】

1. wax和wane

【释义】 wax：增大，增长 wane：减小，减弱 【例句】 1. The moon waxes and wanes in a monthly cycle.（月亮按照一个月的周期盈亏。） 2. The popularity of the singer has waxed over the years.（这位歌手的受欢迎程度多年来一直增长。） 3. The tide wanes as the sun sets.（潮水随着太阳下山而退去。）

【词汇扩充】

1. wax museum

【释义】 蜡像馆 【例句】 1. We visited the famous wax museum in the city.（我们参观了这座城市著名的蜡像馆。） 2. The wax museum displays lifelike figures of historical figures.（蜡像馆展示了逼真的历史人物蜡像。）

2. wax seal

【释义】 蜡封 【例句】 1. The envelope was closed with a wax seal.（信封用蜡封上了。） 2. The letter had an official wax seal on it.（这封信上有一枚官方的蜡封。）

【近义词】

1. beeswax

【释义】 蜂蜡 【例句】 1. Beeswax is commonly used in cosmetics and candles.（蜂蜡常用于化妆品和蜡烛。） 2. The furniture was polished with beeswax.（家具用蜂蜡擦亮。）

2. paraffin

【释义】 石蜡 【例句】 1. Paraffin is often used in making candles.（石蜡常用于制作蜡烛。） 2. The wax on the floor was made of paraffin.（地板上的蜡是由石蜡制成的。）

【反义词】

1. wane

【释义】 减小，减弱 【例句】 1. The moon waxes and wanes in a monthly cycle.（月亮按照一个月的周期盈亏。） 2. The popularity of the singer has waned in recent years.（这位歌手近年来的受欢迎程度有所减弱。）

【柯林斯词典】

1. wax

【释义】 1. Any of various viscous, solid or semisolid substances, such as paraffin, originating from petroleum, that are usually readily fusible and are used chiefly as coatings and candles. 2. A solidified substance containing beeswax or carnauba wax, applied to a surface to improve its appearance or increase its durability. 3. A resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread. 4. A cosmetic procedure in which facial or body hair is removed by peeling away a layer of wax that has been allowed to harden. 5. Archaic. A substance made by bees for building their honeycombs. 【例句】 1. She had her legs waxed before going on vacation.（她去度假前脱了腿毛。） 2. The antique table was polished with wax.（古董桌子被上了蜡擦亮。）

【牛津词典】

1. wax

【释义】 1. A solid, yellowish substance made from beeswax, used for making candles and other things. 2. A substance that is used to polish floors, cars, shoes, etc. and to make them shine. 3. An oily substance found in your ears. 4. A smooth, shiny substance that is used to make models of things, especially as a way of showing people what something looked like in the past. 5. The process of removing hair from your body using wax. 【例句】 1. The candle is made of wax.（这蜡烛是由蜡制成的。） 2. She waxed the car to make it shine.（她给车上蜡，使其发光。）

【用法】

Wax作为名词时，通常用于表示蜡、蜡状物或耳垢。作为动词时，常用于表示给物体上蜡或脱毛。

【例句】

1. The candles were made of beeswax.（蜡烛是由蜂蜡制成的。） 2. She used wax to seal the envelope.（她用蜡封了信封。） 3. He accidentally got some wax in his hair.（他不小心把蜡弄到头发上了。） 4. The museum had a wax figure of a famous celebrity.（博物馆里有一尊著名名人的蜡像。） 5. She decided to wax her legs for the beach trip.（她决定脱腿毛去海滩旅行。） 6. The furniture shines after being waxed.（家具被打蜡后发光。） 7. The car's paint was protected by a layer of wax.（汽车的漆面被一层蜡保护着。） 8. He cleaned the wax out of his ears using a cotton swab.（他用棉签清理耳垢。） 9. The candle wax melted in the heat.（蜡烛蜡在高温下融化。） 10. The artist used wax as a medium for sculpting.（艺术家使用蜡作为雕塑的媒介。） 11. She got a waxing treatment at the beauty salon.（她在美容院做了脱毛护理。） 12. The wax seal on the letter was intact.（信封上的蜡封完好无损。） 13. The floor was slippery from the wax.（地板上有蜡，很滑。） 14. The candle was burning and the wax was dripping.（蜡烛在燃烧，蜡滴下来。） 15. The candlewick was embedded in the wax.（蜡烛芯埋在蜡里。） 16. The wax figure looked incredibly lifelike.（蜡像看起来非常逼真。） 17. The skier applied wax to his skis for better glide.（滑雪者给滑雪板上蜡以获得更好的滑行。） 18. She used a hairdryer to melt the wax.（她用吹风机融化蜡。） 19. The sculptor molded the wax into a beautiful shape.（雕塑家将蜡塑成一个美丽的形状。） 20. The room was filled with the scent of beeswax.（房间里弥漫着蜂蜡的香味。）