polish
UK ['pɒl.ɪʃ] US ['pɑ:.lɪʃ] verb transitive
■to rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine 擦，擦亮，磨光•to polish the furniture擦家俱 •Polish your shoes regularly to protect the leather.定期擦拭你的鞋以保护皮革。
UK ['pɒl.ɪʃ] US ['pɑ:.lɪʃ] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] polish sth off informal
■to finish something quickly and easily, especially a lot of food or work 轻松解决；（尤指）匆匆做完（工作）；迅速吃光（大批食物）•He polished off the whole pie.他风卷残云般地吃掉了一整块馅饼。 •I polished off three essays in one week.我在一周内赶写了三篇文章。
UK ['pɒl.ɪʃ] US ['pɑ:.lɪʃ] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] polish sth/sb off informal
■to defeat a competitor easily 轻易击败•Arsenal polished off Chelsea 5-0 in Saturday's match.阿森纳队在周六的比赛中以5：0干净俐落地击败了切尔西队。
UK ['pɒl.ɪʃ] US ['pɑ:.lɪʃ] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] polish sb off mainly US informal
■to kill someone 杀死（某人）•He was accused of polishing off his former partner.他被控杀死了以前的合伙人。
UK ['pɒl.ɪʃ] US ['pɑ:.lɪʃ] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] polish sth up
OBJECT
■to rub or brush an object to make it shine, especially a metal or wooden object 擦亮，磨光（尤指金属或木制品）•Robert was polishing up some old silver candlesticks.罗伯特在擦拭一些旧的银质烛台。 SKILL
■to improve a skill, especially when you have allowed it to become less good over a period of time 改进，提高（尤指长期荒废的技能）•I really must polish up my Japanese before we visit Japan next year.明年我们去日本前，我真得恶补一下我的日语。
UK ['pɒl.ɪʃ] US ['pɑ:.lɪʃ] noun
CLEANING 清洁
only singular
■when you clean something by rubbing it 磨光，擦亮•I'll just give my shoes a quick polish.我要把我的鞋很快地擦一擦。 countable or uncountable
■a cream or other substance that you use to clean something 上光剂，擦光油•shoe/furniture/silver polish鞋油／家俱上光漆／银光剂
UK ['pɒl.ɪʃ] US ['pɑ:.lɪʃ] noun
SKILL 优美
uncountable
■skill or quality 精巧；优美；精致•It's a lively, good-hearted film but it lacks a little polish.这部电影充满活力、用心良苦，只是缺乏一点点睛之笔。 •This is a musical with polish and wit.这部音乐剧完美优雅而又富有机智风趣。 |