polish

柯林斯词典

1. N-MASS Polish is a substance that you put on the surface of an object in order to clean it, protect it, and make it shine. 拋光劑; 亮漆
The still air smelled faintly of furniture polish. 久未流通的空氣中有股淡淡的家具漆的氣味。
2. V-T If you polish something, you put polish on it or rub it with a cloth to make it shine. (用拋光劑等) 擦亮
Each morning he shaved and polished his shoes. 每天早晨他都刮衚子、擦皮鞋。
3. N-SING Polish is also a noun. 擦亮; 磨光
He gave his counter a polish with a soft duster. 他用柔軟的抹佈將櫃台擦得亮亮的。
4. polishedADJ 擦亮的; 磨光的
...a highly polished floor. …一塊擦得很亮的地板。
5. N-UNCOUNT If you say that a performance or piece of work has polish, you mean that it is of a very high standard. 完美; 上乘境界[表贊許]
The opera lacks the polish of his later work. 這部歌劇缺少他後期作品中所具有的上乘境界。
6. V-T If you polish your technique, performance, or skill at doing something, you work on improving it. 使完美; 改進
They just need to polish their technique. 他們衹需要改進一下自己的技藝。
7. PHRASAL VERB Polish up means the same as . 使完美; 改進
Polish up your writing skills on a one-week professional course. 上一周的專業課程來增強你的寫作技能。
8. →see also polished