waxes

1. [U] 蜡; 耳垢 a solid material made of fats or oils which changes to a thick liquid when melted by heat

• wax in sb's hands完全受某人操纵
• wax in the ears耳垢

paraffin wax n. 固体石腊

on the wax正在变大；在增加

wax printing蜡染

wax emulsion蜡乳化液；乳状石蜡

wax gourd冬瓜

wax and wane月圆月缺；盈亏；兴衰成败

wax pattern蜡模

microcrystalline wax微晶蜡；微晶石蜡

wax oil蜡油

polishing wax打光蜡

lost wax casting蜡模铸造；失蜡铸造；脱蜡铸造

floor wax地板蜡；擦地板布

wax paper蜡纸（用于包装物品）

wax museum蜡像馆

carnauba wax巴西棕榈蜡；加诺巴蜡

sealing wax封蜡；火漆

hard wax硬蜡

slack wax疏松石蜡；粗蜡

petroleum wax石油蜡；石蜡

ear wax[医]耳垢

1. Blobs of wax covered the candlestick.
   烛台上全是一团团的蜡。
2. He is modeling a unicorn in wax .
   他在用蜡制作独角兽。
3. They bought wax and honey up by the great.
   他们大量购进蜜蜡和蜂蜜。

1. Why did she have to wax the floors herself?
   她干什么非要自己动手给地板打腊?
2. I wax my boots chiefly to waterproof them.
   我给靴子打蜡主要是为了防水。

1. The moon is waxing.
   月亮越来越圆。