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单词 waxlike
释义
waxlike
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adj

WORD FAMILY
wax: waxed, waxen, waxes, waxing, waxlike, waxy+/waxed: unwaxed/waxing: waxings/waxy: waxier, waxiest, waxily, waxiness
USAGE EXAMPLES
The stamens of the flower—waxlike with red tips—make mock illuminating matches.
Earle, Alice Morse, Old-Time Gardens—Newly Set Forth(2012)
I took my husband's hand and it dropped back from my clasp, waxlike and nerveless.
Austin, Mary Hunter, A Woman of Genius(2012)
Her calm, waxlike face was faintly flushed at the fulfilment of her ardent longings.
Copus, John E., 'As Gold in the Furnace'—A College...(2011)
adj having the paleness of wax
the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him
Syn
waxen, waxy
colorless, colourless
weak in color; not colorful
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