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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    wax

    • IPA[waks]

    美式

    • n.
      a sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb; beeswax.；a white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying beeswax and used for such purposes as making candles, modeling, and as a basis of polishes.
    • v.
      cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it；remove unwanted hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling off the wax and hairs together

    • verb: wax, 3rd person present: waxes, gerund or present participle: waxing, past tense: waxed, past participle: waxed

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a sticky yellowish moldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb; beeswax.
    • ▪ a white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying beeswax and used for such purposes as making candles, modeling, and as a basis of polishes.
    • ▪ a viscous substance, typically a lipid or hydrocarbon.
    • ▪ earwax.
    • ▪ used in reference to phonograph records he didn't get on wax until 1959

    動詞

    • 1. cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it I washed and waxed the floor
    • ▪ remove unwanted hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling off the wax and hairs together she waxed her legs when necessary
    • 2. informal make a recording of he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work