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waxy

英 ['wæksɪ] 美['wæksi]
  • adj. 柔软的;蜡色的;像蜡的;苍白的

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英文词源


waxy (adj.)
early 15c., "made of wax," from wax (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use from 1590s. Meaning "like wax" is from 1799. Related: Waxiness.

双语例句


1. It would even peck my bobbing nib with its waxy red bill.
索性用那涂了蜡似的、角质的小红嘴,“嗒嗒”啄着我颤动的笔尖.

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2. Choose small waxy potatoes for the salad.
选些个头小、表皮光滑的土豆做色拉。

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3. A waxy cloud or haze appears in the liquid.
在液体中出现蜡点或混浊.

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4. They also secrete a waxy, transparent substance called cutin.
它们还分泌蜡质的透明物质,称作角质.

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5. And some minutely crystalline varieties, such as flint, may be opaque and of a waxy luster.
某些细小的结晶变种, 如燧石, 可能是不透明的,并具有腊样的光泽.

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