waxKK [ˋwæks] /ˈwæks/名詞1蠟、蠟質These candles are made from natural beeswax and burn slowly.這些蠟燭以天然蜂蠟製成，燃燒得很慢。2耳垢、耳屎多指耳垢The doctor removed a plug of wax from my left ear.醫生從我的左耳取出一塊耳垢。3蜜蠟除毛、熱蠟除毛美容用語She books a leg wax before every beach trip.她每次去海邊前都會預約腿部蜜蠟除毛。動詞1打蠟、上蠟He waxes his car every other weekend without fail.他每隔一個週末一定會幫車子打蠟。2除毛、脫毛美容用語The salon can wax your eyebrows in ten minutes.這家沙龍十分鐘就能幫你用蠟修眉除毛。顯示全部 9 個義項動詞3漸盈、漸滿指月亮The moon is waxing, so the nights are getting brighter.月亮正漸盈，夜晚也愈來愈明亮。4變得正式，後接形容詞He tends to wax lyrical about his student days.他總是滔滔不絕地大談自己的學生時代。5增長、壯大正式Their influence waxed steadily during the postwar years.他們的影響力在戰後那幾年穩定增長。片語1消長、盛衰、起起落落Public interest in the issue has waxed and waned for years.大眾對這個議題的關注多年來一直起起落落。