美
['pɑːlɪʃ]
make or become smooth and shiny by rubbing with or without a chemical substance
improve in behaviour, intellectual interests, etc.
a liquid powder
a smooth shiny surface produced by rubbing
an act of polishing
the quality of being polished
"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"
"Polish sausage"
"shine the silver, please"
"polish my shoes"
"refine one's style of writing"
"polish your social manners"
The glossy polish that the best English boarding schools can sometimes provide.
出自： L. Deighton
I polish and oil it all the time.
出自： N. Hinton
He watched his father's employees polish and dust.
出自： A. Desai
他十分钟就吃光了一只烤鸭。
The hungry boys polished off a plateful of ham and then asked for more.
饥饿的孩子很快就吃完了一盘火腿,然后又要了一些。
After the contest we were all so hungry that we polished off the lunch in only a few minutes.
比赛后我们大家都很饿,几分钟就把饭吃光了。
Having polished off a slice or two of bread, she started work again.
她匆匆吃了一两片面包,又开始工作了。
We can soon polish off that job.
我们能很快干完那工作。
She had to polish off her work before going home.
回家前她必须快把工作做完。
Do you think you can polish off these sheets of typing before four o'clock?
你认为在四点钟以前能把这几页都打完吗?
Mary polished off her homework early so that she could watch TV.
玛丽为了能看电视,很早便匆匆做完了家庭作业。
The cream buns and sausage rolls were polished off in nest to no time.
转眼之间,奶油面包和腊肠卷就被一扫而光。 polish sb ⇔ off
The boxer polished off his opponent in the first round.
拳击手在第一个回合就把他的对手击倒了。
The villain of the novel is polished off in the last chapter but one.
小说中的那个坏蛋在书中倒数第二章就被干掉了。
我们的销售技术需要提高。 polish sth ⇔ up
I'm going to New York, so I must polish up my English.
我要去纽约,因此我必须提高英语水平。
In his spare time he did all he could to polish up his German.
他在业余时间努力进修德语。
I advise you to polish up your article once more before you send it to the editor.
我劝你在把文章送交编辑以前再润色一下。
The matter in the easy is satisfactory, but the style needs to be polished up.
这篇文章的内容不错,但还需要润色一下。 polish sth ⇔ up
He polished up the handle of the big front door.
他把大门的把手擦亮了。
Jim has a supply of old pennies which he polishes up and passes off to foreign tourists as rare coins.
吉姆有许多旧硬币,他把它们擦了一下,冒充稀有的古钱币,以此骗外国旅游者。
The silver will need to be polished up for the dinner party.
为了宴会,这些银器皿需要擦得光亮。
These old pieces of brass have been polished up beautifully.
这几件古铜器已被擦得光亮夺目。
