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grease

/noun grees; verb grees, greez/US // noun gris; verb gris, griz //

油脂,油腻,油腻的,油烟

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
    • : fatty or oily matter in general; lubricant.
    • : Also called grease wool . wool, as shorn, before being cleansed of the oily matter.
    • : Also called grease-heel [grees-heel]. /ˈgrisˌhil/. Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of a horse's skin in the fetlock region, attended with an oily secretion.
    • : Informal. a bribe.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    greased, greasing.

    • : to put grease on; lubricate: to grease the axle of a car.
    • : to smear or cover with grease.
    • : to cause to occur easily; smooth the way; facilitate.
    • : Informal. to bribe.

Phrases

  • grease someone's palm
  • grease the wheels
  • elbow grease
  • like greased lightning
  • squeaky wheel gets the grease

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Some of my teammates sat in the nearby parking lot running their bike chains through rags to clean the grease.

  • Levels of ammonia, oils and greases, phosphorus, nitrates, coliform bacteria and several substances associated with the presence of wastewater exceeded limits set in both countries.

  • When the pot has cooled, wipe out any remaining grease with a paper towel and burn that.

  • Again, this step requires a lot of elbow grease, so bear that in mind.

  • Those individuals the doctors could not attend to dressed their wounds with generous amounts of vaseline and axle grease smeared onto their limbs.

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 6, 1/2-cup ramekins and set aside.

  • It has faded from pixelated gray to rusted ochre, fringed on the edges with black sweat grease.

  • But at least Obama does seem to genuinely loathe the sucking up required to grease the wheels.

  • No longer swimming in the dough, means less money for the adult industry to grease the partnership wheels.

  • The owners can grease a lot of palms with revenues like that.

  • At the back, near a stand that racked a number of grease guns, he saw a second telephone fixed to the wall.

  • From the canvas wrapping George took out and tossed on the counter a square packet wrapped in grease-paper.

  • A lack of processed candles and kerosene oil left only grease and wax to be utilized for making handmade candles.

  • Bill looked at his watch and suggested that they eat first before they got all over grease by monkeying with the rear end.

  • He found much lost motion and four broken teeth, and he was grease to his eyebrows—in other words, he was happy.