"waxes" in Chinese (Traditional)
打蠟蠟 (名詞)變大（指月亮、比喻）
Definition
“Waxes” 是 “wax” 的第三人稱單數現在式。意思是給某物打蠟，或在文學語境下指（尤指月亮）變大、增長。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Waxes” 表示增大的時候帶有正式或文學色彩，例如“the moon waxes and wanes”；指打蠟時則屬於日常用語。請勿與“wags”或“wakes”混淆。常用於短語 'the moon waxes'。
Examples
He waxes the car every Saturday.
他每個星期六都**打蠟**汽車。
She waxes the floor to make it shine.
她**打蠟**地板讓它發亮。
The moon waxes in the first half of the month.
在每月上半月月亮會**變大**。
He always waxes poetic about his childhood.
他總是談起童年時會**變得很抒情**。
As the party goes on, his stories wax more and more dramatic.
聚會越來越熱鬧時，他的故事也越來越**誇張**。
Every time he waxes the surfboard, he gets excited to hit the waves.
每次他**打蠟**衝浪板時，都很期待去衝浪。