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wax lyrical, eloquent, etc. phrase old use or formal to speak or write in the stated way: 热情洋溢/滔滔不绝地说(或写)(等等) My mother always used to wax lyrical about the lemon trees in her family's garden.我母亲过去总是会深情地谈起她家中花园里的那些柠檬树。 Given his past statements, I'm amazed he can wax so indignant about these reports. He wasn't able to wax enthusiastic about her most recent book choice. She tends to wax philosophical about nature. We spent the evening waxing nostalgic about our schooldays. The critic waxed poetic about her latest work. See also
waxverb(SPEAK) |