wax poetic

短语

发音

UK /ˈwæks pəʊˈɛtɪk/
US /ˈwæks poʊˈɛtɪk/

词形变化

waxed poetic waxes poetic 三单 waxes poetic waxing poetic waxing poetic 现在分词 waxed poetic 过去式 waxed poetic 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To become increasingly verbose.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry.

    贬义 不及物

词源

From wax (“become”) + poetic.

来源：wiktionary