n (1)蠟(solid material made of fats or oil，which changes to a thick liquid when melted by heat)[U]：animal/sealing/vegetable/paraffin～動物/密封/植物/固體石蠟;bees～蜂蠟;cobblers～擦線蠟; Use～to polish the table. 用蠟擦亮桌子。form figures in～塑蠟像; coat sth with～給某物涂上一層蠟;～paper 蠟紙;～polish 上光蠟; a～candle/taper 蠟燭/細蠟燭; a～model/doll 蠟塑模型/娃娃; He was helpless～in his wife's hands.(fig) 他受他妻子的擺布。
(2)耳垢(屎)(sth like wax in the ears)[U]：～in the ears 耳垢;
→′waxlight n 蠟燭光;′waxwork n 蠟制品;蠟人(像);′waxworks n 蠟像館;′waxy adj 表面或質(zhì)地似蠟的;′waxiness n 蠟質(zhì);′waxen adj 如蠟一般光滑或蒼白的;
vt 給……上(打)蠟(put wax on sth)[T+n]：～floors/cars/tables/furniture 給地板/汽車/桌子/家具打蠟;～ed linoleum/wood 上過蠟的油布/木頭;～ed paper/thread 蠟紙/線