wax

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wax1 /wæks/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]  1  TIa solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc 蜡 wax crayons 蜡笔 → beeswax2. HBHa natural sticky substance in your ears 耳垢

Examples from the Corpus

wax• Posed him in a uniform with a musket in front of a wax image of General Washington.• Christmas ribbon and wax fruit can be added for colour.• We put a layer of wax down on the floor.• The solid wax gives heavier protection.• We also lost many recordings: the wax masters could be broken.

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wax2 verb  1. [transitive]DHC to rub a layer of wax into a floor, surface etc to protect it or make it shine 给…打蜡2  wax sentimental/eloquent/lyrical etc ALSAYto talk with extreme feeling, liking, or pleasure about something – used humorously 伤感/滔滔不绝/热情奔放地说〔幽默用法〕wax sentimental/eloquent/lyrical etc about Journalists wax lyrical about the band. 新闻记者盛赞那支乐队。3. [intransitive]DNHA when the moon waxes, it seems to get bigger each night 〔月亮〕渐圆，渐满 OPP wane4  wax and wane ALCHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTto increase and decrease over time 兴衰，荣枯 Interest in the show has waxed and waned. 人们对这个节目曾经颇有兴趣，现已热情不再。5. [transitive]DCB if you wax your legs, arms etc, you remove the hair from them using wax 用蜡去除〔腿、手臂等〕的毛→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

wax• Price-sensitivity is waxing and brand-loyalty waning.• Other than the dark, waxed limousine, the space was devoid of furniture.• Domestic Edam cheeses are waxed or have other tightly adhering coating that may be red or another color.• Silent Scream attempts to do the same for Larry Winters, a Glaswegian murderer who waxed poetic behind bars before topping himself.• He had not the stomach, literally, to wax serious about such things today.• Bricks should be sealed with a masonry stabiliser, while wood should be waxed, varnished or painted.Origin wax1 Old English weax wax2 1. (1300-1400) → WAX12. Old English weaxan “to grow”

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wax

I

wax¹ /wæks/ noun [uncountable]
1. a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc:
    wax crayons ⇨ beeswax
2. a natural sticky substance in your ears

II

wax² verb1. [transitive] to rub a layer of wax into a floor, surface etc to protect it or make it shine
2. wax sentimental/eloquent/lyrical etc to talk with extreme feeling, liking, or pleasure about something – used humorously
    wax sentimental/eloquent/lyrical etc about
    Journalists wax lyrical about the band.
3. [intransitive] when the moon waxes, it seems to get bigger each night
   OPP  wane
4. wax and wane to increase and decrease over time:
    Interest in the show has waxed and waned.
5. [transitive] if you wax your legs, arms etc, you remove the hair from them using wax

Wax
Wax, Ruby
(1953–) a US comedian who works in the UK, and is known for talking very loudly and saying rude, shocking, and embarrassing things in an amusing way