/ˈpɒlɪʃ ||; ˈpɑlɪʃ/verb
[T] to make sth shine by rubbing it and often by putting a special cream or liquid on it (用特别的软膏或液体)磨光,擦亮:
to polish your shoes/a table擦亮鞋子╱桌子polish sth off(informal 非正式) to finish sth, especially food, quickly 迅速完成某事(尤指进食):
The two of them polished off a whole chicken for dinner!他们两个人晚饭吃掉一整只鸡!
polish²
/ˈpɒlɪʃ ||; ˈpɑlɪʃ/noun
1 [U] a cream, liquid, etc that you put on sth to clean it and make it shine 擦亮剂;上光剂;亮光剂:
a tin of shoe polish一罐鞋油☞picture at bucket 见bucket插图
2 [sing] the action of polishing sth 磨光;擦亮:
I'll give the glasses a polishbefore the guests arrive.在宾客到来前,我会把那些玻璃杯擦得亮晶晶的。