polish

['pɔliʃ]

n.光泽, 上光剂, 优雅, 精良
v.擦亮, 磨光, 推敲,完善
Polish
adj.波兰的, 波兰人的, 波兰语的
n.波兰语

vt.

1. 磨光, 擦亮[(+up)]

He polished his spectacles with a handkerchief before answering.

回答之前, 他用手帕擦拭了一下眼镜。

2. 使优美, 使精炼; 润饰[(+up)]

The speaker spent several days polishing her lecture.

演讲者花了几天时间润饰她的演讲稿。

vi.

发亮; 变光滑; 变优美

n.

1. 磨光, 擦亮[S]

Give your shoes a polish.

把你的鞋子擦一擦。

2. 磨光粉; 擦亮剂[U]

You should use wax polish on wooden furniture.

你应在木制家具上打上蜡。

3. 光滑, 光泽

A hot plate will spoil the polish on this table.

热盘子会毁坏桌面的光泽。

4. 优美, 完善[U]

Four years of college gave her considerable polish.

四年的大学教育使她更加完美。

词形变化

名词: polisher | 动词过去式: polished | 动词过去分词: polished | 动词现在分词: polishing | 动词第三人称单数: polishes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使发光; 使发亮

shine  burnish  gloss  rub  buff  glaze  wax  furbish  

同义参见:

style  abrade  scrub  scour  finish  refinement  refine  purity  civility  luster  buff  lacquer  culture  brighten  wax  abrasive  tact  grace  

反义:

vi.发亮; 变优美

tarnish  

英英释义

名词 polish:

the property of being smooth and shiny

同义词：gloss, glossiness, burnish

a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality--Joseph Conrad

同义词：refinement, culture, cultivation, finish

a preparation used in polishing

the Slavic language of Poland

动词 polish:

make (a surface) shine

同义词：smooth, smoothen, shine

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

同义词：refine, fine-tune, down

bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

同义词：round, round off, polish up, brush up

形容词 polish:

of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

短语词组

polish off

1. 赶快做完

He polished off the meal and hurried out.

他匆匆吃完饭, 就冲出去了。

polish up

1. 润色; 改善

Would you polish up the article a bit?

你把文章再润色一下好吗?

补充

polishpolish英:[ˈpɔliʃ] 美:[ˈpɑlɪʃ]vt. & vi.1.(使)光滑, 擦亮The wood won't polish.这种木材无法磨光。They polished the car.他们擦亮了汽车。He polished the floor smooth.他把地板磨得光滑。vt.1.文饰Would you please polish my article right now?您现在把我的文章润色一下好吗?n.1.光泽剂, 上光蜡, 亮漆The polish is rubbed off.上光蜡被擦掉了。2.光亮, 光滑A hot plate will spoil the table's polish.热盘子会弄坏桌面的光泽。3.擦亮, 磨光Use brown polish on these shoes.用棕色的鞋油擦这双鞋。4.优美, 高雅, 完善His writing has potential but lacks polish.他的写作很有潜力, 但是不够优美。

例句

1. a tin of brown shoe polish一盒棕色皮鞋油 2. He used a furniture polish on the table.他在桌面上喷了一种家具上光剂。 3. Women with longer nails should leave more polish on the brush.女人如果指甲较长, 就要在刷子上多涂些指甲油。 4. You can improve the polish by using beeswax.你涂些蜂蜡就能更有光泽。 5. Machines that could cut granite to a polish were invented.能把花岗岩表面打磨得光滑的机器已经发明出来了。 6. She stopped to give her glasses a polish.她停下来把眼镜擦了擦。 7. The vehicles were given a final polish.给车辆做了最后的抛光处理。 8. She displays focus and intellectual polish.她表现得专注而睿智。 9. It's an honest book but it lacks polish.这书写得很实在, 只是缺少一点雕琢。 10. It was a very professional production with great style and polish.这是一件很专业的作品, 风格优雅, 品味上乘。 11. Each morning she polished her shoes.她每天早上都擦皮鞋。 12. The floor had just been polished.地板刚刚打过蜡。 13. He took out a spotless white handkerchief and polished his glasses.他掏出一方洁白的手帕擦拭眼镜。 14. They just need to polish their technique.他们只需在技术上再完善一下。 15. polish up your writing skills on a one-week professional course.通过上为期一周的专业课来提高你的写作技能。 16. The acrylic is very durable and polishes well.丙烯酸涂料持久耐用, 光泽效果很好。 17. polish your shoes with a brush.用刷子把你的鞋子擦亮。 18. to polish leather with cream用上光油把皮革打光 19. If you polish the article, we will print it in the newspaper.如果你把这篇文章润色一下，我们就在报纸上发表它。 20. to polish one's English补习英语 21. His manners need polishing.他的举止欠优雅。 22. This tabletop polished up nicely.这个桌面能擦得很亮。 23. to dust and polish in one operation一举同时除尘及擦光 24. behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily.在吧台后面，服务生在忙着擦杯子。 25. he's got to polish up his French for his job.为了工作，他必须得提高他的法语水平。 26. a tin of shoe polish.一听鞋油。 27. I could give the wardrobe a polish.我会给衣柜抛抛光。 28. the machine refines the shape of the stone and gives it polish.机器对石头形状加以雕琢并磨得光亮。 29. you can't expect a country GP to have much polish.你别指望一位乡村全科医师会有多少优雅气质。 30. they polished off most of the sausages.他们很快吃掉了大部分香肠。 31. to polish your shoes/a table擦亮鞋子╱桌子 32. The two of them polished off a whole chicken for dinner!他们两个人晚饭吃掉一整只鸡！ 33. a tin of shoe polish一罐鞋油 34. He polished his shoes.他把鞋擦亮了。 35. She polished the silverware.她把银器擦亮了。 36. He spent the summer polishing his math skills.他整个夏天都在提升数学技能。 37. Your essay needs to be polished up. = You need to polish up your essay.你的文章需要润饰一下。 38. They polished up [=practiced singing/playing] some old songs for the performance.他们为这次演出练习了几首老歌。 39. I polished her fingernails for her. [=I painted her nails with nail polish]我给她涂了指甲油。 40. We polished off the whole pie.我们把整个馅饼都吃光了。 41. He had polished off the book before bed.睡觉前他把那本书读完了。 42. "They polished off the visiting team, 6-0."他们以6：0击败了客队。 43. a floor polisher [=a piece of equipment that is used to make a floor smooth and shiny]地板上光机 44. She worked as a diamond polisher.她的工作是给钻石抛光。 45. I need more shoe/furniture polish.我需要更多的鞋油/地板蜡。 46. Did you use a wax polish on the table or an oil-based one?这桌子你用的是蜡质上光剂还是油性上光剂？ 47. Buff the floor to a polish. [=until it has a smooth and shiny surface]把地板擦亮。 48. The stone takes a high polish. [=the stone can become very shiny when it is polished]这块石头可以打磨得锃亮。 49. The movie has the polish we've come to expect from that director.这部电影很精彩，导演不负众望。 50. His performance lacked polish.他的表演不够娴熟。 51. He's rude and lacks polish.他举止粗鲁，缺乏礼貌。 52. She gave the statue a quick polish.她快速地把雕塑擦亮。