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
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.- 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。 - She loved the scent in the house of wax polish.
她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。
- There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture...
- VERB 给…上蜡
If youwaxa surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it.- 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。 - ...all those Sundays spent washing and waxing the car.
那些用来洗车和给车上蜡的星期天
- We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor.
- 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.- 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。 - She could go shopping, and wax her legs.
她可以去逛商店,顺便除一下腿毛。
- She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour...
- 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.- 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。 - My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
我母亲大谈为妻之道。
- He waxed lyrical about the skills and commitment of his employees...
- PHRASE 兴衰;盛衰
If somethingwaxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time.- 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。
- Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.
英英释义
noun
- the application of wax to a surface
- a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
- the waxing of the moon
adj
- (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
- the waxing moon passes from new to full
双语例句
- Or come and take a gentle waxing while you enjoy an Italian coffee.
或者在享受意大利咖啡的同时进行热蜡脱毛。 - 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。 - Lubricating or waxing the yarn to reduce friction.
通过给纱线润滑或上蜡来降低摩擦。 - 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。 - Monica and Phoebe try out a "painless" leg waxing kit.
莫妮卡和菲比试用“无痛”去腿毛膏。 - The motive of Qi transformation is the waxing and waning movement of Yin and Yang within the organism.
气化运动的本质就是机体内部阴阳消长转化的矛盾运动。 - 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。 - It doesn't hurt at all when she's waxing you.
当她在帮你头发上蜡的时候一点都不疼。 - 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。 - 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。