Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #7744
wax
给…上蜡；给…打蜡
核心释义
To cover or polish something with wax or a similar substance.
- 1.
用蜡或类似材料涂覆
To coat with wax or a similar material.
- 2.
给物体(如鞋、地板、汽车或苹果)上蜡,通常是为了使其光亮
To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
- 3.
从新月到满月逐渐变大
To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
- 4.
形成浓稠的枫糖浆
To form a wax (a thick maple syrup).
- 5.
用蜡膜覆盖皮肤并迅速撕掉以去除体毛
To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
- 6.
从低潮到高潮的移动
To move from low tide to high tide.
- 7.
涂蜡
cover with wax
- 8.
上升
go up or advance
用蜡给…脱毛；（月）渐盈；变圆；（潮水）上涨；涨潮；上升；增长；形成浓稠枫糖浆
用法In use
I need to wax my car this weekend before the road trip.
用法提示：这里 wax 作动词，表示给……打蜡/上蜡。
She waxes the kitchen floor every month to keep it shiny.
用法提示：waxes 是 wax 的第三人称单数形式，意为给……上蜡。
After waxing the skis, he put them in the garage.
用法提示：waxing 是 wax 的动名词形式，表示上蜡这个动作。
wax the car
wax + sth
上蜡的对象多为鞋、地板、汽车或苹果等，目的通常是使其光亮。
He waxed the wooden floor until it shone.
他把木地板打了蜡，直到它闪闪发亮。
get/have + sth + waxed
表示请人为自己脱毛时，常用 get/have sth waxed 这种结构。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wax the car
- 给汽车打蜡
- He spent the afternoon waxing the car in the driveway.他花了一下午在车道上给汽车打蜡。
- wax your eyebrows
- 用蜡给眉毛脱毛
- She waxed her eyebrows before the party.她在聚会前用蜡给眉毛脱了毛。
- the moon waxes
- 月亮渐圆
- The moon waxes from a thin crescent to a full circle.月亮从一弯细月渐渐变成满月。
- wax and wane
- 盈亏；盛衰
- Public interest in the issue has waxed and waned over the years.多年来，公众对这个问题的兴趣时盛时衰。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作及物动词时表示给某物打蜡；作不及物动词时表示（月相）渐圆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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