polish

noun

1. 擦光剂；上光剂； 亮光剂
   a substance used when rubbing a surface to make it smooth and shiny
   1. furniture/floor/shoe/silver polish
      家具上光漆；地板蜡；鞋油；银光剂
   2. wax polish
      亮光蜡
2. 抛光；上光；擦亮
   an act of polishing sth
   1. I give it a polish now and again.
      我不时把它擦亮。
3. 擦光的面；打磨光亮的面
   the shiny appearance of sth after it has been polished
4. （表演的）完美，娴熟，精湛
   a high quality of performance achieved with great skill
   1. She played the cello with the polish of a much older musician.
      她所演奏的大提琴颇有资深音乐家的风格。
5. 文雅；优雅；品味；礼貌
   high standards of behaviour; being polite

verb

1. 擦光；磨光
   to make sth smooth and shiny by rubbing it with a cloth, often with polish on it
   1. Polish shoes regularly to protect the leather.
      要经常擦鞋，以保护皮革。
   2. He polished his glasses with a handkerchief.
      他用手绢揩拭眼镜。
2. 修改；润饰；润色
   to make changes to sth in order to improve it
   1. The statement was carefully polished and checked before release.
      这项声明是经仔细润色检查后才发表的。
   2. The hotel has polished up its act (= improved its service) since last year.
      这家酒店自去年以来已经改善了服务水平。

1. ADJ 波兰的；波兰人的；波兰语（或文化）的
   Polish means belonging or relating to Poland, or to its people, language, or culture.
   1. The press conference was broadcast live on Polish television.
      波兰电视台现场直播了记者招待会。
   2. ...the new Polish government.
      新一届波兰政府
2. 波兰语
   Polish is the language spoken in Poland.

1. Her father was a Polish Count.
   她的父亲是波兰的一位伯爵。
2. The press conference was broadcast live on Polish television.
   波兰电视台现场直播了记者招待会。
3. Polish industry generally is becalmed.
   波兰工业普遍陷于停滞。
4. He recognized the Polish cadences in her voice
   他从她的口音中听出了波兰腔。
5. Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque
   在波兰，银行兑现支票可能还需要两三个星期。
6. East Prussia and the rest of Germany were separated, in 1919, by the Polish corridor.
   东普鲁士和德国的其他地区于1919年被波兰走廊分隔。
7. It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone like new.
   经过大量的抛光和擦拭，黄铜光亮如新。
8. Those killed have been described as the flower of Polish manhood.
   那些牺牲者被称为波兰男子中的精英。
9. The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.
   天主教会在整个波兰历史上曾发挥过举足轻重的作用。
10. Yesterday's resolution says the present Polish border is 'inviolable'.
    昨天的决议称现在的波兰边界是“不可侵犯的”。
11. Aron couldn't speak Polish. I made myself understood with difficulty
    阿伦不会说波兰语，我为了让他明白我的话很是费了一番力气。
12. He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.
    他不仅做法文翻译，有时也做些波兰语翻译。
13. He was a courier for the Polish underground and parachuted into Warsaw
    他是波兰地下组织的情报员，被空降到华沙。
14. The still air smelt faintly of furniture polish.
    凝滞的空气中隐隐有股家具上光剂的味道。
15. Each morning he shaved and polished his shoes
    他每天早晨都刮脸、擦鞋。
16. He removed his glasses and began polishing them with his handkerchief.
    他摘下眼镜，开始用手帕擦拭。
17. The opera lacks the polish of his later work.
    这部歌剧不及他晚期作品娴熟。
18. They just need to polish their technique.
    他们只是需要改进一下技巧。
19. South Africa resume this morning on 278 for seven and England could well polish them off first thing.
    南非队今天上午以278分7人出局继续比赛，英格兰队应该很容易就能击败他们。
20. The length of the car and the high polish of its fittings both spoke of money
    长车身和高档配置无不象征着财富。
21. Talks between striking railway workers and the Polish government have broken down
    罢工的铁路工人和波兰政府间举行的谈判已经破裂了。
22. The Polish market in Berlin was considered unsightly and shut down.
    柏林市内的波兰市场因为被认为有碍观瞻而关闭了。
23. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish.
    她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。
24. The president persuaded the West to write off Polish debts
    总统说通西方免除波兰的债务。
25. Stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade of this one.--Advice from others may help one overcome one's shortcomings.
    他山之石，可以为错。
26. We entered a dark cavern redolent with manly scents& gun oil and cigar smoke and boot polish.
    我们进入一个昏暗的洞穴，里面充满了男人的气味&枪油、雪茄烟味和擦靴子油味。
27. She took off her glass and gave a polish to it.
    她摘下镜子，把它擦了擦。
28. Please polish this piece of writing.
    请你把这篇稿子修饰一下。

polish sb↔off

1. 干掉；杀死
   to kill sb
   1. furniture/floor/shoe/silver polish
      家具上光漆；地板蜡；鞋油；银光剂
   2. wax polish
      亮光蜡

polish sth↔off

1. 很快做完；（尤指）迅速吃光
   to finish sth, especially food, quickly

n.

spit and polish

• 彻底的擦洗
  thorough cleaning and polishing of sth