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。
给…上蜡；给…打蜡
waxes — third person singular of wax
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
To cover or polish something with wax or a similar substance.
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).
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.
从低潮到高潮的移动
To move from low tide to high tide.
涂蜡
cover with wax
上升
go up or advance
一般现在时
I wax the floor every month.
我每个月给地板打蜡。
现在进行时
The moon is waxing tonight.
今晚月亮渐圆。
一般过去时
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。
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。
用法提示：这里 wax 作动词，表示给……打蜡/上蜡。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示：waxes 是 wax 的第三人称单数形式，意为给……上蜡。
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。
用法提示：waxing 是 wax 的动名词形式，表示上蜡这个动作。
AI contextual example
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。
表示请人为自己脱毛时，常用 get/have sth waxed 这种结构。
She got her legs waxed before the holiday.
她度假前给双腿做了蜜蜡脱毛。
表示月亮渐圆时 wax 作不及物动词，常与 wane（渐亏）对举使用。
The moon is waxing toward full.
月亮正在渐盈，趋向满月。
grammar · medium
易错句子She waxed on her car to make it shiny.
正确表达She waxed her car to make it shiny.
wax 在此作及物动词，后面直接接被打蜡的物体，中间不加介词；汉语说“在……上打蜡”容易让学习者多写一个 on。而 wax on 是另一个意思（“滔滔不绝地讲”），所以表示“给车打蜡”时必须去掉 on。
grammar · medium
易错句子My car waxed yesterday at the garage.
正确表达My car was waxed yesterday at the garage.
car 是打蜡动作的承受者，英语要用被动语态 be + 过去分词 was waxed；汉语“我的车昨天打蜡了”用主动形式表达被动意义，逐字译成英语就会漏掉 be 动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The moon waxed each night after it was full, until it became a new moon.
正确表达The moon waned each night after it was full, until it became a new moon.
wax 只表示月亮从新月渐变为满月、逐渐变圆变大；从满月到新月逐渐变小要用 wane。学习者常把 wax 当成描述月相变化的通用动词，因而误用在变小的阶段，此处必须换成 waned。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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