wax

/wæks/

柯林斯星级

BNC频率: 7744

现代语料频率: 7228

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中文翻译

n. 蜡, 蜡状物, 一阵发怒, 增加, (月亮)渐盈

vi. 变大, 增大, 月亮渐满

vt. 上蜡于

英文解释

n. any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

v. cover with wax

v. go up or advance

v. increase in phase

词态变化

现在分词:waxing

过去式:waxed

复数形式:waxes

第三人称单数:waxes

过去分词:waxed

常见例句

A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.

A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag. A cake of wax stamped with such a figure

waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore

(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon n musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats n an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal n the act of preventing n (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter n a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore n the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction n a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background n a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) n a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine