grease
US
UK grease n: (in machine)
SC 润滑油 rùn huá yóu
TC 潤滑油
TC 潤滑油
The mechanic packed some fresh grease into the joint.
机修工在接头处抹了些新的润滑油。
grease n: (cooking)
SC 油脂 yóu zhī
TC 油脂
TC 油脂
SC 荤油 yóu zhī，hūn yóu
The cook melted some grease in the pan.
厨师在锅里化了些油脂。
grease [sth] vtr: (machine: lubricate)
SC 上润滑油 shàng rùn huá yóu
TC 上潤滑油
TC 上潤滑油
SC 使润滑 shàng rùn huá yóu，shǐ rùn huá
John greased the bike chain on his old bicycle.
约翰给他的旧自行车上了润滑油。
grease [sth] vtr: (dish: smear with butter, oil) (菜、食品)
SC 给…涂黄油，给…抹上油
If you grease the tin with butter, the cake won't stick to it.
如果你给罐子抹上黄油，蛋糕就不会黏在上面了。
grease, hair grease n: (styling product)
SC 发油 fà yóu
Rockers in the 1950s styled their hair with grease.
bobbing, bobbing grease, bobbing compound n: (metal polish)
SC 抛光膏
SC 抛光化合物
elbow grease n: figurative (physical effort) (口语)
SC 苦活，重活儿，苦工 kǔ huó，zhòng huó er ，kǔ gōng
It takes a considerable amount of elbow grease to clean the oven.
grease gun n: (device: lubricates)
SC 黄油枪 huáng yóu qiāng
TC 黃油槍
TC 黃油槍
SC 加油枪 huáng yóu qiāng，jiā yóu qiāng
Mechanics use a grease gun to maintain lubrication.
grease monkey n: slang, figurative (mechanic) (俚语)
SC 油猴儿，油猢狲（指汽修工，机械修理工） yóu hóu er ，yóu hú sūn （ zhǐ qì xiū gōng ），jī xiè xiū lǐ gōng
I took my car to the local grease monkey, and now it runs worse than ever!
grease the wheels, grease the way, grease the skids (US), oil the wheels (UK) v expr: figurative (make [sth] go more smoothly)
SC 使事情更为顺利进行
SC 疏通关系
Richard's friend greased the wheels a little to help him get his job application processed early.
grease the wheels for [sb], grease the way for [sb] (US), oil the wheels for [sb] (UK) v expr: figurative (make [sth] go more smoothly for [sb])
SC 使某人顺利进行
grease the wheels of [sth] (US), oil the wheels of [sth] (UK) v expr: (make [sth] go more smoothly)
SC 使某事顺利进行
grease trap n: (part of a sink)
SC 油脂捕集器 yóu zhī bǔ jí qì
greasepaint, grease paint, grease-paint n: (stage make-up)
SC （演员化妆用的） 油彩 yǎn yuán huà zhuāng yòng de yóu cǎi
SC 舞台妆化妆品 yǎn yuán huà zhuāng yòng de yóu cǎi，wǔ tái zhuāng huà zhuāng pǐn