时间: 2025-04-25 16:26:24
美: [waks]
英: [waks]
n. 蜡;蜡状物
vt. 给…上蜡
vi. 月亮渐满;增大
adj. 蜡制的;似蜡的
n. (Wax)人名;(德、罗、匈、英)瓦克斯
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 16:26:24
词源分析:Wax源于古英语“weax”,其词根与德语中的“Wachs”及拉丁语中的“cera”有关,均指蜡或类似物质。
历史背景:Wax一词的首次使用可以追溯到公元前的古英语文献,主要用于描述天然蜡的用途,如制作蜡烛或涂层。
课本:在**的英语教材中,特别是初中和高中阶段,可能会出现与“wax”相关的词汇,尤其是在讨论物质和材料时。在牛津和美国的教材中,通常在中学阶段的科学或语言艺术课程中引入此词汇。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在艺术领域,特别是绘画中,"wax"可以指一种特殊的涂层或材料,如“encaustic wax”用于 encaustic painting(热蜡画)。
The artist used wax to create a smooth finish on her sculpture.
(艺术家用蜡给她的雕塑创造了光滑的表面。)
I need to wax my car to protect the paint.
(我需要给我的车打蜡以保护漆面。)
The candle was made of beeswax, which burns slowly.
(这支蜡烛是由蜂蜡制成的,燃烧得很慢。)
He tends to wax nostalgic when he talks about his childhood.
(当他谈论他的童年时,他往往会感到怀旧。)
They decided to wax the floor to make it shine.
(他们决定给地板打蜡,以使其光亮。)
*. The poet began to wax lyrical about the beauty of nature.
(诗人开始热情地赞美自然的美。)
The museum has a collection of wax figures from historical events.
(博物馆有一系列来自历史**的蜡像。)
To preserve the wood, you should apply a layer of wax.
(为了保护木材,你应该涂上一层蜡。)
She used wax paper to cover the food.
(她用蜡纸覆盖食物。)
The artist's latest work is a wax sculpture of a famous musician.
(这位艺术家的最新作品是**著名音乐家的蜡雕。)
音标记忆法:
通过这种方式学*“wax”这个单词,可以帮助理解其多种用法及相关概念。
[N-MASS] Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil that is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated. 蜡
例:There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture.彩色蜡烛在家具上留下了一摊摊的蜡油。
[V-T] If you wax a surface, you put a thin layer of wax onto it, especially in order to polish it. 给…上蜡
例:We'd have long talks while she helped me wax the floor.她帮我给地板上蜡时,我们闲聊了很长时间。
[N-UNCOUNT] Wax is the sticky yellow substance found in your ears. 耳垢
例:Use a cotton bud to remove the wax from your ears.用棉花棒挖掉你耳朵里的耳垢。
[V-T] If you have a part of your body waxed, for example your legs, you have the hair removed from the area by having wax put on it and then pulled off quickly. (用蜡) 去毛
例:She has just had her legs waxed at the local beauty parlour.她刚在当地的美容院用蜡去了腿毛。
[[非正式,老式]] a fit of rage or temper 发怒; 生气
例:He's in a wax today.