Polish
adj
noun
verb
noun
ˈpəʊlɪʃ
adj
1
relating
to
Poland,
its
people,
or
its
language
波兰的; 波兰人的; 波兰语的
noun
2
the Polish
people
from
Poland
波兰人
plural 复数
3
the
language
used
in
Poland
波兰语
U
ˈpɒlɪʃ
verb
4
to
make
something
smooth,
bright,
and
shiny
by
rubbing
it
擦亮，擦光
I
spent
all
afternoon
polishing
the
silver.
我整个下午都在擦拭银器。
polish
sth
with
sth
Polish
the
lenses
with
a
piece
of
tissue.
用纸巾擦亮镜片。
5
to
improve
a
piece
of
writing,
a
speech
etc
by
making
slight
changes
to
it
before
it
is
completely
finished
修改; 润色
Your
essay
is
good,
you
just
need
to
polish
it
a
bit.
你的文章不错，只要稍加润色就可以了。
6
a.
to
finish
food,
work
etc
quickly
or
easily
b.
to
kill
or
defeat
a
person
or
animal
when
they
are
weak
or
wounded
[美] 干掉; 打败
AmE
Sam
polished
off
the
rest
of
the
pizza.
萨姆把剩下的比萨饼一扫而光。
He
was
polished
off
with
a
shotgun
blast
to
the
face.
他被猎枪击中面部身亡。
7
polish up on sth
also
又作
to
improve
a
skill
or
an
ability
by
practising
it
提高〔技能〕
You
should
polish
up
your
Spanish
before
you
go
to
Chile.
去智利以前你应该提高一下西班牙语。
8
to
make
something
seem
better
or
more
attractive
to
other
people
改善〔外表等〕
The
company
needs
to
polish
up
its
image.
那家公司需要改善一下自己的形象。
9
to
polish
something
擦亮，擦光
noun
10
a
liquid,
powder,
or
other
substance
that
you
rub
into
a
surface
to
make
it
smooth
and
shiny
上光剂; 擦光剂; 上光蜡; 鞋油; 亮漆
C,U
furniture/shoe/floor
etc
polish
11
an
act
of
polishing
a
surface
to
make
it
smooth
and
shiny
[尤英] 擦亮，磨光
singular 单数 | especially BrE
An
occasional
polish
will
keep
wall
tiles
looking
good.
偶尔擦拭一下能使墙砖保持美观。
12
a
high
level
of
skill
or
style
in
the
way
someone
performs,
writes,
or
behaves
优美，高雅，精致，完善
U
Carla’s
writing
has
potential,
but
it
lacks
polish.
卡拉的文字很有潜力，但不够优美。
13
the
smooth
shiny
appearance
of
something
produced
by
polishing
打磨光亮的表面
singular 单数