a well-oiled machine

1 EFFECTIVEsomething that works very smoothly and effectively 上足了油的机器〔指工作非常顺利有效〕

The office runs like a well-oiled machine.

该办事处像上足了润滑油的机器一样，运转顺畅。

Examples from the Corpus

a well-oiled machine• If you're trained correctly you become like a well-oiled machine.• This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.• It was running like a well-oiled machine, instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp.

→ a well-oiled machine at machine1(1)

2 EFFICIENTan organization or system that works very well 运作正常的机构[系统]

Examples from the Corpus

a well-oiled machine• This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.• It was running like a well-oiled machine, instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp.

→ a well-oiled machine at well-oiled(1)

单词	a well-oiled machine
释义	a well-oiled machine a well-oiled machine 1 EFFECTIVEsomething that works very smoothly and effectively 上足了油的机器〔指工作非常顺利有效〕 The office runs like a well-oiled machine. 该办事处像上足了润滑油的机器一样，运转顺畅。 Examples from the Corpus a well-oiled machine• If you're trained correctly you become like a well-oiled machine.• This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.• It was running like a well-oiled machine, instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp. → a well-oiled machine at machine1(1) 2 EFFICIENTan organization or system that works very well 运作正常的机构[系统] Examples from the Corpus a well-oiled machine• This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.• It was running like a well-oiled machine, instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp. → a well-oiled machine at well-oiled(1)
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