词典释义：
a sticky yellowish mouldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of honeycomb; beeswax
蜂蜡。
a white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying this substance and used for such purposes as making candles, modelling, and as a basis of polishes
蜡。
[count noun]a figure made of this substance
蜡像。
a similar viscous substance, typically a lipid or hydrocarbon
类似蜡的黏性物质（尤指液体或碳氢化合物）。
earwax
耳垢，耳屎。
〈非正式〉 唱片
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he didn't get on wax until 1959 .他直到１９５９年才出唱片。
cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it
（尤指为抛光或保护）给（某物）上蜡
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I washed and waxed the floor .我清洗了地板，并且打了蜡。
remove unwanted hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling off the wax and hairs together
用蜡除去（身体部位）的毛发。
〈非正式〉 把…灌制成唱片
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he waxed a series of tracks that emphasized his lead guitar work .他灌制了一系列以突出他主吉他作品的唱片。
(of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size
（月亮）渐满，变圆。
〈诗／文〉 变大，增强
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his anger waxed .他的火气更大了。
[with complement]begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner
（在谈起或写到某事物时）变得
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they waxed lyrical about the old days .他们在谈到往昔的日子时变得热情奔放起来。
〈英，非正式，旧〉 一阵愤怒
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she is in a wax about the delay to the wedding .她对婚礼没能准时举行非常生气。
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wax and wane undergo alternate increases and decreases 盈亏，圆缺；盛衰；消长green sentiment has waxed and waned ． 妒火此起彼伏
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