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"waxen" in Chinese (Simplified)

蜡制的像蜡一样的

Definition

看起来像蜡或用蜡做的;用于形容苍白、光滑或不自然的东西,好像是蜡制的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式并带文学色彩。多用来形容苍白、无生气的皮肤,如“waxen face”。不要用于描述有活力的东西,也不要与“wax”(蜡)或“waxy”(粘性、油腻)混淆。

Examples

The doll had a waxen face.

这个娃娃有一张**蜡制的**脸。

He looked pale and waxen after being sick.

他生病后看起来苍白而**蜡制的**。

The candle was placed on a waxen plate.

蜡烛被放在一个**蜡制的**盘子上。

Her hands felt strangely waxen in the cold morning.

在寒冷的清晨,她的手摸起来奇怪地像**蜡制的**。

The patient’s waxen complexion worried the nurse.

病人**蜡制的**脸色让护士很担心。

He lost so much color he looked almost waxen under the hospital lights.

他失去了很多血色,在医院灯光下看起来几乎是**蜡制的**。