waxing

英 [ˈwæksɪŋ]

美 [ˈwæksɪŋ]

v.  给…打蜡; 给…上蜡; 给…涂蜡; 用蜡除去…上的毛
wax的现在分词

复数：waxings　现在分词：waxing　

医学

BNC.37467 / COCA.29318

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 蜡
  Waxis a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated.
  1. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture...
     彩色蜡烛在家具上留下一摊摊蜡油。
  2. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish.
     她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。
• VERB 给…上蜡
  If youwaxa surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it.
  1. We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor.
     她帮我给地板打蜡时我们谈了很久。
  2. ...all those Sundays spent washing and waxing the car.
     那些用来洗车和给车上蜡的星期天
• VERB 用蜡给（皮肤）除毛
  If you have your legswaxed, you have the hair removed from your legs by having wax put on them and then pulled off quickly.
  1. She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour...
     她刚在当地一家美容院除了腿毛。
  2. She could go shopping, and wax her legs.
     她可以去逛商店，顺便除一下腿毛。
• 耳垢;耳屎
  Waxis the sticky yellow substance found in your ears.
• VERB 畅谈
  If you say that someone, for example,waxeslyrical orwaxesindignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
  1. He waxed lyrical about the skills and commitment of his employees...
     他津津乐道于员工的技能和敬业精神。
  2. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
     我母亲大谈为妻之道。
• PHRASE 兴衰;盛衰
  If somethingwaxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time.
  1. Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.
     葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。

英英释义

noun

• the application of wax to a surface
• a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
  1. the waxing of the moon

adj

• (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
  1. the waxing moon passes from new to full

双语例句

• Lubricating or waxing the yarn to reduce friction.
  通过给纱线润滑或上蜡来降低摩擦。
• Rather than waxing on about the theory, we look at specific situations.
  我们关注的是具体情况，而不是钻研理论。
• It contains De waxing agent, penetration agent and anti corrosion agent.
  独特的溶蜡剂、渗透剂、助溶剂、防腐剂等多组分制成。
• Was always waxing lyrical about his wee home in the glen.
  总是在那幽谷中的小家周围点烛思乡。
• Waxing a car after washing will rejuvenate the appearance of the car.
  清洗车身后在漆面上打蜡将使汽车的外观焕然一新。
• Did you catch him waxing his board?
  你看他是不是在给地板打蜡呢？
• A group of surfers waxing their boards.
  给冲浪板上蜡的一群冲浪运动员。
• In this version, the Wolfman is a pretty decent guy until he visits a hair waxing salon.
  在这个版本中，狼人是一位相当体面的男士，但自从进入除毛沙龙后就变了。
• The final stage of waxing left it with a satin sheen.
  最后上完蜡后，它看起来犹如缎子般光滑亮泽。
• Something of daylight still lightered, and the moon was waxing bright: I could see him plainly.
  还有一点儿日光残留着，月亮正在渐渐变亮，我可以清清楚楚地看见他。