Wax

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

(verb.) go up or advance; 'Sales were climbing after prices were lowered'.

(verb.) increase in phase; 'the moon is waxing'.

(verb.) cover with wax; 'wax the car'.

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• I could tell you tales of cobbler's wax which would disgust you with human nature. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• By the above singular manner of building, strength is continually given to the comb, with the utmost ultimate economy of wax. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The only circumstance in connection with them that at all struck me was that the seal lay tidily in the tray with the pencils and the wax. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Boil lightly for fifteen minutes, allow to cool, and then skim off the wax which floats on the surface. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• They will work, as I have seen, with wax hardened with vermilion or softened with lard. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The latest improvement in chemical matches is the Vesta, which consists of small wax, or stearine tapers, with an igniting composition at the end, consisting of chlorate of potass and phosphorus. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Meantime the wax candle and the Argand oil lamp held their own bravely. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He waxes strong in all violence and lawlessness; and is ready for any deed of daring that will supply the wants of his rabble-rout. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• That sky with its high and light clouds which are sure to melt away as the day waxes warm--this placid and balmly atmosphere? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The ladies, since the gentlemen entered, have become lively as larks; conversation waxes brisk and merry. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• From Spain the voice of a trumpet has sounded long; it now waxes louder and louder; it proclaims Salamanca won. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• While the record is being traced the waxed disc is kept flooded with alcohol from a glass jar, seen in the cut, to soften the film and prevent the clogging of the stylus. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• They spun on the left foot, and kept themselves going by passing the right rapidly before it and digging it against the waxed floor. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• As the waxed disc and pan are revolved, the stylus and diaphragm are gradually moved by gears toward the center of the disc. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The son was born, grew, waxed strong, died. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• So we all rode down to Magdala, while the gnashing of teeth waxed and waned by turns, and harsh words troubled the holy calm of Galilee. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• A dapper little man, with a quick, alert manner and a waxed moustache, had just descended from a high dog-cart. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• A further process of paring and graining makes it ready for waxing or coloring, in which oil and lampblack are used on the flesh side. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Lastly, the aim of following nature means to note the origin, the waxing, and waning, of preferences and interests. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• I looked at Adele, whose head leant against my shoulder; her eyes were waxing heavy, so I took her up in my arms and carried her off to bed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Something of daylight still lingered, and the moon was waxing bright: I could see him plainly. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Waxing a bed-tick, souls? 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Fairway replied, and the waxing went on with unabated vigour. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

校对:斯坦顿