wax
【蜡,增长、增大】
"wax" 有多种意思,可以用作名词(表示蜡)和动词(表示增长、增大),在不同的语境下有不同的含义。
1. "Wax" 作为名词(noun):蜡
✅ 含义:
- 指蜡(如蜂蜡、石蜡),常用于制作蜡烛、抛光或其他用途。
✅ 例句:
- She lit a wax candle in the dark room.
(她在黑暗的房间里点燃了一支蜡烛。) - The floor was shiny after being polished with wax.
(地板打蜡后光亮如新。) - Bees produce wax to build their honeycombs.
(蜜蜂分泌蜂蜡来建造蜂巢。)
✅ 相关短语:
- Wax candle → 蜡烛
- Wax paper → 蜡纸
- Earwax → 耳垢(耳屎)
- Sealing wax → 火漆(用于封印信件)
2. "Wax" 作为动词(verb):增长、增大
✅ 含义:
- 指某物变大、变多、增强,最常见的用法是形容月亮渐盈(与"wane"相对)。
- 在比喻意义上,可以指情感、力量、兴趣等增强。
✅ 例句:
- The moon waxes and wanes every month.
(月亮每个月都会盈亏变化。) - His confidence waxed as he gained more experience.
(随着经验的增加,他的自信心也增强了。) - Her enthusiasm waxed as the project progressed.
(随着项目的推进,她的热情越来越高涨。)
✅ 相关短语:
- Wax and wane → 兴衰起伏,指某事物的周期性变化(如权力、兴趣、热情等)。
- His popularity waxes and wanes with time.
(他的名气随着时间起伏不定。)
- His popularity waxes and wanes with time.
- Wax poetic/lyrical → 变得多愁善感或文艺起来(通常指说话或写作变得抒情)。
- He waxed poetic about his childhood memories.
(他滔滔不绝地回忆起自己的童年。)
- He waxed poetic about his childhood memories.
3. "Wax" 作为动词:打蜡
✅ 含义:
- 给某物涂上蜡或进行打蜡,通常用于抛光表面(如地板、汽车、滑雪板等)。
✅ 例句:
- She waxed the car to make it shine.
(她给车打蜡,使它闪闪发光。) - The skis were waxed before the competition.
(比赛前滑雪板被打了蜡。) - He waxed the wooden furniture to protect it from moisture.
(他给木制家具打蜡,以防潮湿。)
✅ 相关短语:
- Wax on, wax off → 这句话出自电影《空手道小子》(The Karate Kid),表示重复练习某项技能。
- Learning a language is like "wax on, wax off"—you need to practice constantly.
(学习一门语言就像"打蜡擦蜡"——你需要不断练习。)
- Learning a language is like "wax on, wax off"—you need to practice constantly.
4. 其他相关用法
📌 Wax museum → 蜡像馆(如杜莎夫人蜡像馆)。
📌 Wax figure → 蜡像(形状逼真的蜡制人物)。
📌 Hot wax → 热蜡(用于脱毛)。
📌 Wax seal → 蜡封(用于信封封印)。
总结
🔹 Wax(名词) → 蜡,如蜡烛、蜂蜡。
🔹 Wax(动词,月亮) → 渐盈,变大(与"wane"相对)。
🔹 Wax(动词,比喻) → 增强(如热情、兴趣、情感等)。
🔹 Wax(动词,打蜡) → 涂蜡、打蜡(如汽车、家具等)。