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wax noun | verb
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wax / wAks ; wAks /noun U
1. a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make CANDLES , POLISH etc蜡:
wax crayons蜡笔
2. a natural sticky substance in your ears耳垢
BEESWAX
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waxverb
1. Tto 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 to 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〕:
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Journalists wax lyrical about the band.新闻记者盛赞那支乐队。
3. Iwhen the moon waxes, it seems to get bigger each night〔月亮〕渐圆,渐满;ANTwane
4. wax and wane to increase and decrease over time兴衰,荣枯:
Interest in the show has waxed and waned.人们对这个节目的兴趣已经过了。
5. Tif you wax your legs, arms etc, you remove the hair from them using wax用蜡去除〔腿、手臂等〕的毛

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