wax /wæks/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
• (v.) cover with wax
• (v.) go up or advance

Chinese translation

• n. 蜡, 蜡状物, 一阵发怒, 增加, (月亮)渐盈
• vi. 变大, 增大, 月亮渐满
• vt. 上蜡于

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/wæks/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.92 · Super Rare

Word forms

waxing, waxed, waxes

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