waxing

英 [ˈwæksɪŋ]

美 [ˈwæksɪŋ]

v.  给…打蜡; 给…上蜡; 给…涂蜡; 用蜡除去…上的毛
wax的现在分词

复数：waxings　现在分词：waxing　

医学

BNC.37467 / COCA.29318

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 蜡
  Waxis a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated.
  1. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture...
     彩色蜡烛在家具上留下一摊摊蜡油。
  2. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish.
     她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。
• VERB 给…上蜡
  If youwaxa surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it.
  1. We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor.
     她帮我给地板打蜡时我们谈了很久。
  2. ...all those Sundays spent washing and waxing the car.
     那些用来洗车和给车上蜡的星期天
• VERB 用蜡给（皮肤）除毛
  If you have your legswaxed, you have the hair removed from your legs by having wax put on them and then pulled off quickly.
  1. She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour...
     她刚在当地一家美容院除了腿毛。
  2. She could go shopping, and wax her legs.
     她可以去逛商店，顺便除一下腿毛。
• 耳垢;耳屎
  Waxis the sticky yellow substance found in your ears.
• VERB 畅谈
  If you say that someone, for example,waxeslyrical orwaxesindignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
  1. He waxed lyrical about the skills and commitment of his employees...
     他津津乐道于员工的技能和敬业精神。
  2. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
     我母亲大谈为妻之道。
• PHRASE 兴衰;盛衰
  If somethingwaxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time.
  1. Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.
     葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。

英英释义

noun

• the application of wax to a surface
• a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
  1. the waxing of the moon

adj

• (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
  1. the waxing moon passes from new to full

双语例句

• Waxing is an effective method to remove hair on the upper lip and fine hair on the sides of the face, but it's not recommended for the chin area where hair tends to be coarser.
  打蜡是一个有效的方法清除头发上唇和绒毛就双方的面子，但它的建议不下巴地方头发大多很粗。
• Or come and take a gentle waxing while you enjoy an Italian coffee.
  或者在享受意大利咖啡的同时进行热蜡脱毛。
• In this version, the Wolfman is a pretty decent guy until he visits a hair waxing salon.
  在这个版本中，狼人是一位相当体面的男士，但自从进入除毛沙龙后就变了。
• Effects of waxing on biochemical characters in sweet orange
  采后涂蜡对甜橙果实生化特性的影响
• What time do we start waxing our boards?
  我们什么时候给冲浪板上蜡？
• The final stage of waxing left it with a satin sheen.
  最后上完蜡后，它看起来犹如缎子般光滑亮泽。
• Monica and Phoebe try out a "painless" leg waxing kit.
  莫妮卡和菲比试用“无痛”去腿毛膏。
• It doesn't hurt at all when she's waxing you.
  当她在帮你头发上蜡的时候一点都不疼。
• The specimen below is the result of sawing and multiple treatments with HF acid and waxing.
  上边石块是含有金的石英原石。下边的标本是经过酸和蜡处理过的标本。
• Did you catch him waxing his board?
  你看他是不是在给地板打蜡呢？