wax + noun
wax 作形容词时一般放在名词前，说明该事物是用蜡制成的。
We lit a wax candle in the dark room.
我们在黑暗的房间里点燃了一支蜡制的蜡烛。
由蜡制成的
由蜡制成的
Made of wax.
The old wax seal on the envelope had cracked.
信封上那个旧蜡封已经裂开了。
用法提示：这里 wax 作形容词，表示“蜡制的”，修饰 seal。
These wax candles are only for decoration.
这些蜡制蜡烛仅供装饰。
用法提示：这里 wax 作形容词，表示“蜡制的”，修饰 candles。
The shop sells small wax figures of animals.
这家店出售小型的动物蜡像。
用法提示：这里 wax 作形容词，表示“蜡制的”，修饰 figures。
wax 作形容词时一般放在名词前，说明该事物是用蜡制成的。
We lit a wax candle in the dark room.
我们在黑暗的房间里点燃了一支蜡制的蜡烛。
of 后面接该蜡制品所表现的人或物。
The artist made a wax figure of the famous singer.
这位艺术家制作了一尊那位著名歌手的蜡像。
grammar · medium
易错句子Tourists love taking photos with the waxed figures in the museum.
正确表达Tourists love taking photos with the wax figures in the museum.
waxed 是动词 wax 的过去分词，意思是被涂上蜡的、打过蜡的；表示“由蜡制成的”是形容词 wax，直接放在名词前作定语，如 wax figure（蜡像）。要表达材质用 wax，不要用过去分词 waxed。
grammar · medium
易错句子Look at that beautiful figure of wax!
正确表达Look at that beautiful wax figure!
汉语用“蜡制的”这类结构时常说“蜡做的/由蜡制成的”，学习者容易套用 of wax 后置；英语中表材质的形容词 wax 直接置于名词之前，如 wax figure、wax candle，不用 of wax 这种后置介词结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子This candle is wax.
正确表达This candle is made of wax.
形容词 wax 一般只作定语，不能单独作表语说明材质；汉语“这蜡烛是蜡的”可以用“是＋名词＋的”作谓语，英语则须用 be made of + 名词 来表示“由……制成”，所以要说 is made of wax。
蜡制蜡烛
She lit a wax candle on the dinner table.
她在餐桌上点了一支蜡制蜡烛。
蜡纸
Wrap the sandwiches in wax paper so they stay fresh.
用蜡纸把三明治包起来，这样能保鲜。
蜡像
The wax figure of the singer looked astonishingly real.
那位歌手的蜡像看起来逼真得惊人。
蜡封
The old letter was closed with a red wax seal.
那封旧信是用一个红色蜡封封口的。
蜡笔
The children drew bright pictures with wax crayons.
孩子们用蜡笔画出了鲜艳的图画。
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