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polish

/pol-ish/US // ˈpɒl ɪʃ //UK // (ˈpɒlɪʃ) //

抛光,抛光剂,擦亮,擦拭

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
    • : to render finished, refined, or elegant: His speech needs polishing.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become smooth and glossy through polishing: a flooring that polishes easily.
    • : Archaic. to become refined or elegant.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a substance used to give smoothness or gloss: shoe polish.
    • : the act of polishing.
    • : state of being polished.
    • : smoothness and gloss of surface.
    • : superiority of manner or execution; refinement; elegance: the polish of a professional singer.
  1. 1
    • : polish off, Informal. to finish or dispose of quickly: They polished off a gallon of ice cream between them.to subdue or get rid of someone: The fighter polished off his opponent in the first round.
    • : polish up, to improve; refine: She took lessons to polish up her speech.

Phrases

  • polish off
  • polish the apple
  • spit and polish

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Sophie Tyl has run a Polish bakery called Siedem Roz for 16 years and is thinking of closing because so few of her customers are coming in for cookies and breads anymore.

  • Apple’s making App Store changes, China might stop TikTok’s acquisition and we talk to Polish venture capitalists about the startup scene.

  • A decade ago, about 10 percent of children at the Randow-Spatzen school had at least one Polish-speaking parent, Lejeune estimates.

  • “Every parent who wants their kid to be well-equipped for the job market should be excited if they learn Polish,” says Patrick Dahlemann, the state secretary responsible for the border region of Western Pomerania.

  • Every parent who wants their kid to be well-equipped for the job market should be excited if they learn Polish.

  • “Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.

  • Szymon Oltarzewski is a Polish-born artisan who is also a sculptor in his own right.

  • Not only was he known as one of the blessed Polish priests who Pope John Paul II ordained before he became pope.

  • For Aga Malarczyk, 37, one of more than 50,000 Polish citizens living in Scotland, this is a deal breaker.

  • Morrison handed her a “Yes” campaign leaflet printed in Polish.

  • The Polish insurgents surrendered to the Prussian troops, after great slaughter, at Posen.

  • It is a fine marble, much too hard to admit of minute carving, but taking a high polish.

  • It is of an exceedingly hard, densely compact nature; from its hardness difficult to work, but susceptible of a very high polish.

  • Even in the same scene, time will alter every form, and render the exquisite polish of last year, obsolete rudeness next year.

  • A few scratches here and there marred the polish of the frame and one cushion had sustained an ugly rent.