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wax

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noun

蜂蜡，蜡。

Examples :

"The beekeeper carefully collected the wax from the honeycomb. "

养蜂人小心地从蜂巢里收集蜂蜡。

material substance animal

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noun

耳屎, 耳垢

Examples :

"What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?"

你耳朵眼里的耳屎有什么作用呢？

body physiology medicine anatomy substance

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noun

蜡, 蜂蜡

Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.

Examples :

"The car's owner used car wax to protect the paint from the elements. "

车主使用了汽车蜡，以保护车漆免受风吹日晒雨淋的侵蚀。

substance material chemistry

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noun

蜡，上光蜡。

Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.

Examples :

"The car salesperson recommended a special wax to protect the car's paint. "

汽车销售员推荐了一种特殊的上光蜡，用来保护汽车的油漆。

material substance

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noun

唱片，录音碟。

The phonograph record format for music.

Examples :

"My grandfather's collection of old wax records is impressive. "

我爷爷收藏的那些老唱片，真是令人印象深刻。

music media sound technology entertainment

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noun

枫糖浆

A thick syrup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple and then cooling it.

Examples :

"My grandmother makes delicious pancakes using maple wax. "

我奶奶用枫糖浆做煎饼，特别好吃。

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noun

大麻油，火麻油

A type of drugs with as main ingredients weed oil and butane; hash oil

Examples :

"My friend told me he was trying some new wax, a type of cannabis concentrate. "

我朋友告诉我他最近在尝试一种新的大麻提取物，叫“蜡” (là)，是一种大麻浓缩物。

substance chemistry

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adjective

蜡制的，石蜡的

Made of wax.

Examples :

"The teacher used a wax crayon to draw a picture of a beehive on the chalkboard. "

老师用蜡笔在黑板上画了一个蜂箱的图画。

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verb

打蜡，上蜡。

To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

Examples :

"My dad waxed the car to make it shine for the family picnic. "

为了家庭野餐，我爸爸给汽车打了蜡，让它看起来闪闪发光。

material substance appearance

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verb

脱毛，蜜蜡脱毛

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.

Examples :

"She waxed her legs before the school dance. "

她为了参加学校舞会，用蜜蜡脱了腿毛。

appearance body action

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verb

惨败，击溃

To defeat utterly.

Examples :

"The debate team completely waxed their opponents, winning every single round. "

辩论队彻底击溃了他们的对手，赢得了每一轮比赛。

sport achievement military

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verb

干掉，杀害。

To kill, especially to murder a person.

Examples :

"The gang leader was rumored to have waxed several rivals. "

据说那个黑帮老大已经干掉了好几个竞争对手。

police law action person human military war

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verb

录制，灌录。

(usually of a musical or oral performance) To record.

Examples :

"The band waxed their latest practice session so they could listen to it again later. "

乐队把他们最近的排练录制了下来，这样他们之后就可以再听一遍。

music entertainment media technology sound

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noun

生长，增长。

The process of growing.

Examples :

"The plant's rapid wax during the spring resulted in a much larger harvest. "

春天里植物的迅速生长使得收获量大大增加。

process biology

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verb

渐趋，日益，渐。

To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.

Examples :

"The student's confidence in math waxed as he successfully completed more problems. "

随着成功解决的问题越来越多，这个学生对数学的自信日益增长。

process action tendency

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verb

增长，增加

Examples :

"The young plant's leaves waxed larger each week. "

这棵幼苗的叶子每周都越长越大。

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verb

盈，渐满

(of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.

Examples :

"The moon waxes each night, getting bigger and brighter, until it's a full moon. "

月亮每晚都在盈，越来越大，越来越亮，直到变成满月。

astronomy space

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verb

涨潮

(of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide.

Examples :

"The tide is waxing, so we should be able to walk across the beach to the other side now. "

现在正在涨潮，所以我们应该可以走到沙滩的另一边了。

nautical ocean sailing nature

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noun

发火，怒火。

An outburst of anger.

Examples :

"His wax at the meeting was quite frightening; he yelled at everyone for seemingly minor errors. "

他在会议上的那次发火真够吓人的；他因为一些看似很小的错误对所有人大吼大叫。

emotion character mind