"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**。