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| /ˈpɒlɪʃ/ |
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| 1 | to rub the surface of something in order to make it shine 磨光；擦亮 |
| They spend most of their time polishing shoes. 他们大部分时间都在擦鞋。 |
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| 2 | polish to improve a skill by practising （通过练习）改进，提高（技巧） |
| He’ d spent the summer polishing his flying skills. 他花了一个夏天的时间来提高飞行技巧。 |
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| - | ˌpolish ˈoff |
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| 1 | to eat or drink something until it is finished 吃完；喝完 | It won’ t take the kids long to polish the cake off. 用不了多长的时间孩子们就会把蛋糕给吃光。 | |
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| 2 | MAINLY AMERICAN to defeat or kill someone 打败；杀死 | The climb up to the front door nearly polished me off. 爬上前门几乎要了我的命。 | |
| - | ˌpolish ˈup |
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| | polish | I could do the job if I spent some time polishing up my Spanish. 如果我花点时间提高一下我的西班牙语，我就可以做这份工作。 | |
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