be made of wax
be made of 用来说明某物的制作材料，这里指蜡。
The candles on the table are made of wax.
桌上的蜡烛是蜡做的。
上光蜡；抛光蜡；蜂蜡；耳垢；各种矿物、植物或动物来源的物质,常温下为固体,不溶于水；任何油性、防水的固体或半固体物质；通常是长链烃、醇或酯
any of various solid or semisolid substances that are oily, water-resistant, and of mineral, plant, or animal origin
蜂蜡
Beeswax.
各种矿物、植物或动物来源的物质,常温下为固体,不溶于水
any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
耳垢
Earwax.
任何油性、防水的固体或半固体物质；通常是长链烃、醇或酯
Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
含蜡的抛光剂
Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
The candle is made of natural wax, which burns slowly and cleanly.
这支蜡烛由天然蜡制成，燃烧得缓慢而清洁。
用法提示：wax 为不可数名词，作介词 of 的宾语，指蜡烛原料蜡。
He applied a thin layer of wax to the wooden table and buffed it until it shone.
他给木桌涂上一层薄薄的蜡，然后擦拭得光亮如新。
用法提示：wax 为不可数名词，作 applied 的宾语，指用于打磨的蜡。
This floor is protected by a special wax that makes it waterproof and glossy.
这地板由一种特殊的蜡保护，使其防水且有光泽。
用法提示：wax 为不可数名词，作 by 的宾语，指保护地板的蜡。
be made of 用来说明某物的制作材料，这里指蜡。
The candles on the table are made of wax.
桌上的蜡烛是蜡做的。
名词 wax 可直接放在另一名词前作定语，表示“蜡制的”。
Tourists crowded around the wax figures in the museum.
游客们围在博物馆的蜡像旁。
put ... on ... 表示把蜡涂在某物的表面；wax 在此为不可数用法。
He put wax on his skis before the race.
比赛前他给滑雪板涂了蜡。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought a wax to make candles.
正确表达She bought some wax to make candles.
表示“蜡”这种物质时，wax 是不可数名词，前面不能用不定冠词 a；要用 some、a piece of 或零冠词。a wax 会被理解成“一块蜡制品／一种上光蜡”，与“做蜡烛用的原料蜡”不是一个意思，所以应说 some wax。
grammar · medium
易错句子He polished the old table by wax.
正确表达He polished the old table with wax.
表示“用某种材料或工具”时，英语用介词 with（表工具、手段），不用 by；by 只用于“by + 动名词”或 by bus、by hand 这类方式结构。汉语“用蜡擦桌子”的“用”容易被直译成 by，这里应改成 with wax。
烛蜡；制蜡烛用的蜡
Melt some candle wax and pour it into the mould.
融化一些烛蜡，倒进模具里。
耳垢；耵聍
The doctor gently removed the ear wax from his ear canal.
医生轻轻清除了他耳道里的耳垢。
上光蜡；蜡质抛光剂
Apply wax polish to the table and buff it with a soft cloth.
给桌子涂上上光蜡，然后用软布擦亮。
蜡像馆
We spent the whole afternoon at the wax museum.
我们在蜡像馆待了一整个下午。
蜡纸
Wrap the sandwiches in wax paper before you pack them.
装包之前先用蜡纸把三明治包起来。
蜡像
The wax figures looked surprisingly lifelike.
那些蜡像看上去逼真得令人意外。
Choose the next layer that will help you use wax with more confidence.
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