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🔑 pol·ishBrE /ˈpɒlɪʃ/NAmE /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/ noun🔑 [U, C] a substance used when rubbing a surface to make it smooth and shiny 擦光剂;上光剂;亮光剂◆furniture/floor/shoe/silver polish 家具上光漆;地板蜡;鞋油;银光剂◆wax polish 亮光蜡 ➡ see also French polish, nail polish 🔑 [sing.] an act of polishing sth 抛光;上光;擦亮◆I give it a polish now and again. 我不时把它抛一抛光。 [sing.] the shiny appearance of sth after it has been polished 擦光的面;打磨光亮的面 SYN lustre, sheen [U] a high quality of performance achieved with great skill (表演的)完美,娴熟,精湛 SYN brilliance ◆She played the cello with the polish of a much older musician. 她演奏大提琴颇有资深演奏家的风范。 [U] high standards of behaviour; being polite 文雅;优雅;品味;礼貌 SYN refinement ●ˌspit and ˈpolish(informal) thorough cleaning and polishing of sth 彻底的擦洗 🔑 pol·ishBrE /ˈpɒlɪʃ/NAmE /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they polish BrE /ˈpɒlɪʃ/ NAmE /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/present simple - he / she / it polishes BrE /ˈpɒlɪʃɪz/ NAmE /ˈpɑːlɪʃɪz/past simple polished BrE /ˈpɒlɪʃt/ NAmE /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/past participle polished BrE /ˈpɒlɪʃt/ NAmE /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/ -ing form polishing BrE /ˈpɒlɪʃɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpɑːlɪʃɪŋ/🔑 [T, I] to make sth smooth and shiny by rubbing it 擦光;磨光;抛光◆~ (sth) Polish shoes regularly to protect the leather. 要经常擦鞋,以保护皮革。◆~ sth (up) (with sth) He polished his glasses with a handkerchief. 他用手绢揩拭眼镜。 ➡ see also French polish [T] to make changes to sth in order to improve it 修改;润饰;润色◆~ sthThe statement was carefully polished and checked before release. 这项声明是经仔细润色检查后才发表的。◆~ sth upThe hotel has polished up its act (= improved its service) since last year. 这家酒店自去年以来已经改善了服务水平。 ●ˌpolish sb↔ˈoff(informal, especially NAmE) to kill sb 干掉;杀死●ˌpolish sth↔ˈoff(informal) to finish sth, especially food, quickly 很快做完;(尤指)迅速吃光◆He polished off the remains of the apple pie. 他把剩下的苹果派赶快吃完。 |