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polish

美 [ˈpɑːlɪʃ]英 [ˈpɒlɪʃ]
  • v.磨光;润色;修改;润饰;擦光
  • n.抛光;擦亮;上光;(表演的)完美,娴熟,精湛;上光剂;文雅;擦光剂;亮光剂;打磨光亮的面;擦光的面
  • adj.波兰(人)的;波兰语(的)

过去式: polished 现在分词: polishing 过去分词: polished 第三人称单数: polishes

pol- 光滑 + -ish 造成

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polishpolish

noun

1

擦光剂;上光剂; 亮光剂
a substance used when rubbing a surface to make it smooth and shiny

furniture/floor/shoe/silver polish

家具上光漆;地板蜡;鞋油;银光剂

wax polish

亮光蜡

2

抛光;上光;擦亮
an act of polishing sth

I give it a polish now and again.

我不时把它擦亮。

3

擦光的面;打磨光亮的面
the shiny appearance of sth after it has been polished

4

(表演的)完美,娴熟,精湛
a high quality of performance achieved with great skill

She played the cello with the polish of a much older musician.

她所演奏的大提琴颇有资深音乐家的风格。

5

文雅;优雅;品味;礼貌
high standards of behaviour; being polite

习语

thorough cleaning and polishing of sth

verb

1

擦光;磨光
to make sth smooth and shiny by rubbing it with a cloth, often with polish on it

Polish shoes regularly to protect the leather.

要经常擦鞋,以保护皮革。

He polished his glasses with a handkerchief.

他用手绢揩拭眼镜。

2

修改;润饰;润色
to make changes to sth in order to improve it

The 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。

The 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。

3

干掉;杀死
to kill sb

4

很快做完;(尤指)迅速吃光
to finish sth, especially food, quickly

He polished off the remains of the apple pie.

他把剩下的苹果派赶快吃完。

polish

频次

  • 1
    N-MASS 擦亮剂;上光剂
    Polish is a substance that you put on the surface of an object in order to clean it, protect it, and make it shine.

    The still air smelt faintly of furniture polish.

    凝滞的空气中隐隐有股家具上光剂的味道。

  • 2
    VERB (用擦亮剂等)擦,擦光,擦亮
    If you polish something, you put polish on it or rub it with a cloth to make it shine.

    Each morning he shaved and polished his shoes...

    他每天早晨都刮脸、擦鞋。

  • ...a highly polished floor.

    擦得锃亮的地板

  • 4
    N-UNCOUNT 优雅;修养
    If you say that someone has polish, you mean that they show confidence and know how to behave socially.

  • 5
    N-UNCOUNT 完美;精湛
    If you say that a performance or piece of work has polish, you mean that it is of a very high standard.

    The opera lacks the polish of his later work.

    这部歌剧不及他晚期作品娴熟。

  • 6
    VERB 改善;改进
    If you polish your technique, performance, or skill at doing something, you work on improving it.

    They just need to polish their technique.

    他们只是需要改进一下技巧。

  • 7
    See also:polished;French polish;nail polish

noun

1
the property of being smooth and shiny
Synonym: gloss glossiness burnish
2
a highly developed state of perfection;having a flawless or impeccable quality
they performed with great polish
I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose
almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conra
Synonym: refinement culture cultivation finish
3
a preparation used in polishing

verb

1
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
polish your social manners
Synonym: round round off polish up brush up
2
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
refine one's style of writing
Synonym: refine fine-tune down
3
make (a surface) shine
shine the silver, please
polish my shoes
Synonym: smooth smoothen shine

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  1. Please give me your normal method of indicating polish level .

    请告诉我你们定义磨光水平的标准方法。

  2. The second step is to define the polish function to approach the step-up function ;

    定义磨光函数逼近阶跃函数的可操作的近似是第二步;

  3. The hotel has polished up its act since last year .

    这家酒店自去年以来已经改善了服务水平。

  4. Well , I think she 's either Russian or Polish .

    嗯,我看她不是俄罗斯人就是波兰人。

  5. He liked polishing the furniture and making everything just so .

    他喜欢把家具擦得亮亮的,一切都安排得井井有条。

  6. Can you polish the top of the table ?

    请把桌面擦亮好吗?

  7. It was a very polished performance , but it lacked soul .

    这场演出技艺很精湛,但缺少真挚的情感。

  8. The dark polished wood shone like glass .

    抛光后的深色木料像玻璃一样熠熠闪光。

  9. Polish shoes regularly to protect the leather .

    要经常擦鞋,以保护皮革。

  10. The Polish word for ‘ window ’ is neuter .

    波兰语里“窗户”一词是中性的。

  11. She played the cello with the polish of a much older musician .

    她所演奏的大提琴颇有资深音乐家的风格。

  12. The room smelt strongly of polish .

    那个房间里散发着浓浓的上光剂的气味。

  13. Wax polish preserves wood and leather .

    上光蜡可保护木材和皮革。

  14. The dentist scaled and polished my teeth .

    牙医为我刮除牙石,抛光了牙齿。

  15. He polished his glasses with a handkerchief .

    他用手绢揩拭眼镜。

  16. She 's fluent in Polish .

    她的波兰语很流利。

  17. The polished floor glowed richly .

    光洁无瑕的地板十分明亮。

  18. Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque

    在波兰,银行兑现支票可能还需要两三个星期。

  19. They just need to polish their technique .

    他们只是需要改进一下技巧。

  20. Talks between striking railway workers and the Polish government have broken down

    罢工的铁路工人和波兰政府间举行的谈判已经破裂了。

  21. The wood had been recently polished to bring back the shine .

    木头最近经过抛光又恢复了光泽。

  22. The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history .

    天主教会在整个波兰历史上曾发挥过举足轻重的作用。

  23. The opera lacks the polish of his later work .

    这部歌剧不及他晚期作品娴熟。

  24. It was simply a very polished performance .

    这简直就是一场完美的演出。

  25. The press conference was broadcast live on Polish television .

    波兰电视台现场直播了记者招待会。

  26. Five Polish banks are to be twinned with counterparts in Western Europe

    5家波兰银行将和5家西欧银行结为姐妹银行。

  27. After the surface is polished , a design is incised or painted .

    表面磨光以后,刻入或画上图案。

  28. Yesterday 's resolution says the present Polish border is ' inviolable ' .

    昨天的决议称现在的波兰边界是“不可侵犯的”。

  29. The president persuaded the West to write off Polish debts

    总统说通西方免除波兰的债务。

  30. The length of the car and the high polish of its fittings both spoke of money

    长车身和高档配置无不象征着财富。

前缀
e-光滑

polite adj. 有礼貌的

pol- 光滑 + -ite ...的

后缀
e-造成

accomplish vt. 完成

ac- 朝,向,去 + com- 共同,一起 + pli- 满 + -ish 造成

astonish vt. 震惊

as- 朝,向,加强 + ton 打雷 + -ish 造成

establish vt. 创立

e- 缓音字母 + sta- 站,立 + -bl- + -ish 造成

furnish vt. 布置家具

furn- 提供 + -ish 造成

vanish v. 消失

van 空 + -ish 造成

cherish vt. 珍惜

cher- 爱 + -ish 造成

abolish vt. 废除,废止(法律、制度、习俗等)

ab- 离去,相反 + ol- 生长,滋养 + -ish 造成

diminish v. 减少

di- 完全 + min- 小 + -ish 造成

  • 短语动词
  • 习语

吃光;喝光;吃完;喝完

改善;改进

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polish sb↔off

干掉;杀死
to kill sb

polish sth↔off

很快做完;(尤指)迅速吃光
to finish sth, especially food, quickly

He polished off the remains of the apple pie.

他把剩下的苹果派赶快吃完。

n.

spit and polish

彻底的擦洗
thorough cleaning and polishing of sth