wax

1.蜡；蜂蜡；动物蜡；植物蜡；石蜡a solid substance that is made from beeswax or from various fats and oils and used for making candles , polish, models, etc. It becomes soft when it is heated.

2.[t][usupass]~ sth给…上蜡；给…涂蜡to cover sth with wax

3.[t][oftpass]~ sth用蜡除去…上的毛to remove hair from a part of the body using wax

5.[i]+ lyrical, eloquent, sentimental, etc.说话变得（热情、雄辩、伤感等）起来to become lyrical , etc. when speaking or writing

wax and wane

（力量、重要性等）兴衰枯荣，盛衰；阴晴圆缺to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time

1.(蜂)蜡;蜡状物

2.耳垢

3.(鞋匠用的)擦线蜡 (= cobbler's wax) 石蜡;树蜡;火漆,封蜡

4.〈英口〉生气,发怒

5.〈美〉(糖枫制的)糖蜜

6.〈美俚〉蓄音蜡盘,唱片

1.蜡制的

1.大起来,变大,增大;(月)渐渐变大,变圆

2.涂蜡于,上蜡于,用蜡擦;灌(唱片)

3.〈美俚〉击败

4.渐渐变化

5.录音在唱片上,灌唱片

1.a soft natural or artificial substance that becomes liquid when heated, used for making candles and models, for making wooden furniture shine, and for protecting objects from water

2.earwax

1.to put wax on a wooden surface and rub it to make it shine; to cover a surface with wax to protect it against water; to put liquid wax on your skin and remove it when it is hard again in order to remove hair

2.if the moon is waxing, you see more and more of it each night; to become bigger or stronger