名詞 wax:

1. any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

動詞 wax:

1. cover with wax
2. go up or advance
   同義詞：mount, climb, rise
3. increase in phase
   同義詞：full

1. One that polishes with or applies wax.
   上蠟工用蠟上光或打蠟的人
2. He that have a head of wax must not walk in the sun.
   自家頭是蠟做成，休想太陽底下行。
3. He lit up a wax candle.
   他點燃了一支蠟燭。

wax

n.（名詞）

Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in most organic solvents.
蠟：幾種天然油滑的熱敏感物質(zhì)之任一種，由不溶于水但溶于大多數(shù)有機溶劑的烴或脂肪酸酯構(gòu)成
Beeswax.
蜂蠟
Cerumen.
耳垢

A solid plastic or pliable liquid substance, such as ozocerite or paraffin, originating from petroleum and found in rock layers and used in paper coating, as insulation, in crayons, and often in medicinal preparations.
石蠟：如地蠟或石蠟等來自原油的固態(tài)塑料狀或可塑液態(tài)物質(zhì)，發(fā)現(xiàn)于巖層中，用于紙的涂層如絕緣，蠟筆，還常用于醫(yī)藥制劑
A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces.
地板蠟：含蠟的制劑用于打光地板和其它表面
A resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread.
鞋線蠟：鞋匠抹在鞋線上的樹指狀混合物
A phonograph record.
唱片
Something suggestive of wax in being impressionable or readily molded.
易于操縱的人或物：易受影響或擺布的似蠟之物
adj.（形容詞）
Made of wax:
蠟制的：
例句：
a wax candle.
蠟燭

v.tr.（及物動詞）
waxed,wax.ing,wax.es
To coat, treat, or polish with wax.
用蠟涂、處理或上光
Informal To make a phonograph record of.
【非正式用語】 把…灌制唱片

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English weax
源自 古英語 weax

wax
wax 2

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
waxed,wax.ing,wax.es
To increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity.
變大，增加：在大小、數(shù)量、力量或密集度上逐漸增加
To show a progressively larger illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from new to full.
漸滿：顯出逐漸變大的光亮區(qū)域，如月亮由新月到滿月
To grow or become as specified:
變成：變?yōu)榛蜣D(zhuǎn)成特定的：
例句：
.could afford . . . to wax sentimental over their heritage.(John Simon)
.面對他們的遺產(chǎn)，能夠變得多愁善感.(約翰·西蒙)

來源：
Middle English waxen
中古英語 waxen
from Old English weaxan * see aug-
源自 古英語 weaxan *參見 aug-