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beeswax

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bees·wax /ˈbiːzwæks/ noun [uncountable]  1. Da substance produced by bees, used especially for making furniture polish and candles 蜂蜡〔尤用于制造家具上光油和蜡烛〕2. none of your beeswax PRIVATE/PERSONAL American English spoken used to tell someone that what they have asked you is private or personal 不关你的事
Examples from the Corpus
beeswaxIn one investigation, he even tried to convert pollen into beeswax.Lucy's grease, however, was a mixture of beeswax and rancid butter.Every few feet were huge eight-branched candelabra, each with its own beeswax candles.
bees·wax nounChineseSyllable
a substance Corpus produced used by bees, especially


beeswax
beeswax /ˈbiːzwæks/ noun [uncountable]
1. a substance produced by bees, used especially for making furniture polish and candles
2. none of your beeswax American English spoken used to tell someone that what they have asked you is private or personal


bees·waxBrE /ˈbiːzwæks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbiːzwæks/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a yellow sticky substance that is produced by bees and is used especially for making candles and polish for wood 蜂蜡;黄蜡