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

• Any surface irregularities you do feel are bonded contaminants that must be removed before polishing or waxing.
  任何表面上不规则的东西你都会觉得是污染物，它必须在抛光和打蜡之前去除。
• 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。
• Waxing is an effective method to remove hair on the upper lip and fine hair on the sides of the face, but it's not recommended for the chin area where hair tends to be coarser.
  打蜡是一个有效的方法清除头发上唇和绒毛就双方的面子，但它的建议不下巴地方头发大多很粗。
• What time do we start waxing our boards?
  我们什么时候给冲浪板上蜡？
• Professional detailers use polishers and buffers to speed the task of polishing and waxing.
  专业人士使用抛光机和缓冲机器加快抛光和上蜡的速度。
• His most popular treatment is back waxing: Men don't have a choice, their girlfriends demand it.
  他提供的最受欢迎的服务是背部推蜡除毛。男人没得选择，他们的女朋友需要这个。
• 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。
• During the produce of the sweater, the winding tension and waxing will have a remarkable effect on fabric quality.
  在毛衫生产中，络纱张力和上蜡工艺对纱线准备的影响尤其显著。
• A group of surfers waxing their boards.
  给冲浪板上蜡的一群冲浪运动员。
• On the far right, above the horizon, is our Moon, in a waxing crescent phase.
  在远处，位于地平线上方是我们的月球，正处于变大的新月相位中。