pol.ish
v.(动词)
pol.ished,pol.ish.ing,pol.ish.es
v.tr.(及物动词)
To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action:
磨光;擦亮:用擦拭或化学反应使平滑光亮:
例句:
polished the silver and the brass.
擦亮银器和铜器
To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.
(以机器)除去稻壳:通过在鼓中转动去除(大米)的外层
To free from coarseness; refine:
醇化,使润饰:使免于粗俗;使变得优雅:
例句:
Four years of prep school should polish those children.
四年的预科学习应该让这些孩子变得温文尔雅
To remove flaws from; perfect or complete:
去除缺点;使完美或完善:
例句:
polishing one`s piano technique; polished up the lyrics.
提高某人的钢琴演奏技艺,给歌词润色
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To become smooth or shiny by or as if by being rubbed:
磨光;擦亮:因被擦拭或仿佛因被擦拭而变得平滑或光亮:
例句:
The surface on our dining table polishes easily.
我们餐桌的桌面很容易擦亮
To become perfect or refined.
变完美,变精良
n.(名词)
Smoothness or shininess of surface or finish:
光滑,光亮:表面或漆面的平滑或光亮:
例句:
satin with a polish.
光滑的缎子
A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface.
上光剂;擦亮剂:含有化学媒质或粗糙微粒的一种物质,被用来打光或擦亮一个表面
The act or process of polishing.
磨光,擦亮:打光或擦亮的行为过程
Elegance of style or manner.See Synonyms at elegance
优雅:风度或举止的优雅参见 elegance
<常用词组>polish off 【非正式用语】
To finish or dispose of quickly and easily.
迅速地完成:很快且轻易地做完或抛掉
来源:
Middle English polisshen
中古英语 polisshen
from Old French polir poliss-
源自 古法语 polir poliss-
from Latin polore * see pel- 5
源自 拉丁语 polore *参见 pel- 5
【引伸】
pol.isher
n.(名词)