waxed

英 [wækst]

美 [wækst]

v.  给…打蜡; 给…上蜡; 给…涂蜡; 用蜡除去…上的毛
wax的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：waxed　过去式：waxed　

BNC.19641 / COCA.12779

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 蜡
  Waxis a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated.
  1. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture...
     彩色蜡烛在家具上留下一摊摊蜡油。
  2. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish.
     她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。
• VERB 给…上蜡
  If youwaxa surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it.
  1. We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor.
     她帮我给地板打蜡时我们谈了很久。
  2. ...all those Sundays spent washing and waxing the car.
     那些用来洗车和给车上蜡的星期天
• VERB 用蜡给（皮肤）除毛
  If you have your legswaxed, you have the hair removed from your legs by having wax put on them and then pulled off quickly.
  1. She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour...
     她刚在当地一家美容院除了腿毛。
  2. She could go shopping, and wax her legs.
     她可以去逛商店，顺便除一下腿毛。
• 耳垢;耳屎
  Waxis the sticky yellow substance found in your ears.
• VERB 畅谈
  If you say that someone, for example,waxeslyrical orwaxesindignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
  1. He waxed lyrical about the skills and commitment of his employees...
     他津津乐道于员工的技能和敬业精神。
  2. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
     我母亲大谈为妻之道。
• PHRASE 兴衰;盛衰
  If somethingwaxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time.
  1. Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.
     葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。

英英释义

adj

• treated with wax
  1. waxed floors
  2. waxed mustache

双语例句

• Some great states rose and faded away in history. Throughout history empires have waxed and waned.
  历史上有些大国兴起尔后又衰落了。历史上各个帝国革故鼎新均有兴衰。
• My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
  我母亲大谈为妻之道。
• I just waxed this car. you'll get me into so much trouble.
  我刚给这车打了蜡，你在给我找麻烦！
• We hosed down the car before we waxed it.
  我们在给汽车打蜡前必须先冲冲车。
• My companion waxed serious at hearing this speech.
  我的同伴听着这段话时，变得很严肃。
• The waxed floor had a good shine.
  打蜡地板闪闪发光。
• She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour
  她刚在当地一家美容院除了腿毛。
• Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine.
  他们的纸板盒用蜡线扎得整整齐齐。
• Spray and wipe just once, and you will have it cleaned and waxed.
  一喷一擦，去污除尘兼上蜡。
• Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.
  葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。