| [/ˈpɔlɪʃ; ˋpɑlɪʃ/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up) (with sth) (cause sth to) become smooth and shiny by rubbing 磨光, 擦亮（某物）:
This table-top polishes up nicely. 这个桌面能擦得很亮. *
polish (up) wood, furniture, shoes etc with a cloth 用布把木器、 家具、 鞋等擦亮. 用法:
2 [Tn] (fig 比喻) improve (sth) by correcting, making small changes or adding new material 修正, 修改, 修饰（某物）:
polish a speech, an article, etc 给讲稿、 文章等润色. 用法:
3 (phr v) polish sth off (infml) finish sth quickly 迅速做完某事:
polish off a big plateful of stew 很快吃完一大盘炖菜 *
polish off the arrears of correspondence 匆匆写完待覆的信件. polish 2
n 用法:
1 (a) [sing] shiny surface, etc obtained by polishing （磨或擦而成的）光亮的面:
a table-top with a good polish 打磨得很亮的桌面.
(b) [sing] action of polishing 磨光; 擦亮; 修饰:
give the floor a thorough polish 把地板彻底弄光亮.
(C) [U, C] substance used for polishing 擦光剂; 上光剂:
`furniture, `floor, `shoe polish 家具上光蜡、 地板蜡、 鞋油 *
a tin of metal polish 一罐金属擦光剂 *
apply polish to sth 给某物上光. 用法:
2 [U] (fig比喻) additional quality of fineness or elegance; refinement文雅; 高雅; 优雅; 优美:
an unsophisticated country fellowwho completely lacked polish 全无文雅气质不懂世故的乡下人 *
a crude performance of the symphony, quite without polish 那首交响乐拙劣的演奏, 毫无美感. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) spit and polish => spit1.
Polish 1
[/ˈpəulɪʃ; ˋpolɪʃ/] adj of Poland or the Poles 波兰的; 波兰人的. Polish 2
n [U] language of the Poles 波兰语:
written in Polish 用波兰文写的. |