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。
给…上蜡；给…打蜡
waxes — third person singular of wax
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给…上蜡；给…打蜡
To cover or polish something with wax or a similar substance.
I need to wax my car this weekend before the road trip.
这个周末在公路旅行之前，我需要给汽车打蜡。
用蜡或类似材料涂覆
To coat with wax or a similar material.
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.
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.
形成浓稠的枫糖浆
To form a wax (a thick maple syrup).
wax
Base
原形
waxes
3rd person
第三人称单数
waxing
-ing
现在分词
waxed
Past
过去式
waxed
Past participle
过去分词
I wax the floor every month.
我每个月给地板打蜡。
The moon is waxing tonight.
今晚月亮渐圆。
He waxed his car yesterday.
他昨天给车打了蜡。
wax 作“打蜡”讲是规则动词；作“月亮渐圆”讲时常用进行时。
She waxes the kitchen floor every month to keep it shiny.
她每个月给厨房地板打蜡，以保持光亮。
AI contextual example
After waxing the skis, he put them in the garage.
给滑雪板上完蜡后，他把它们放进了车库。
AI contextual example
wax the car
给汽车打蜡
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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。
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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