waxen
英 ['wæks(ə)n]
美['wæksn]
- adj. 苍白的；蜡制的；柔软的
英英释意
- 1. made of or covered with wax;
- "waxen candles"
- "careful, the floor is waxy"
- 2. having the paleness of wax;
- "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker
- "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"
- "a thin face with a waxy paleness"
英文词源
- waxen (adj.)
- Old English wexen; see wax (n.) + -en (2).
实用场景例句
- waxen images
- 蜡像
牛津词典
- a waxen face
- 苍白的脸
牛津词典
- Her eyes were fixed on the waxen face of her son, willing him to live.
- 她凝视着儿子苍白的脸，盼着他好起来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her face turned waxen.
- 她的面色变得蜡黄.
期刊摘选
- Sister Simplice was white, with a waxen pallor.
- 散普丽斯姆姆却和白蜡一样白.
期刊摘选
- Her face had turned waxen, and was covered in sweat.
- 他的脸变得蜡黄, 汗流满面.
期刊摘选
- Bees filled the waxen cups with honey.
- 蜜蜂在蜂房里填满了蜂蜜.
期刊摘选
- He drew near because it was waxen and fresh.
- 他接近这朵百合花,因为这花儿温柔清新.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Her eyes were fixed on the waxen face of her son, willing him to live.
- 她凝视着儿子苍白的脸，盼着他好起来。
柯林斯例句