polish

• n. 磨光，擦亮；擦亮剂；优雅，精良
• vi. 擦亮，变光滑
• vt. 磨光，使发亮；使完美; 改进
• v. 磨光；修改；润色
• adj. 波兰的

来自古法语poliss-,装饰，擦亮，使整洁，来自拉丁语polire,装饰，使整洁，来自PIE*pel,推，击打，驱动，踩踏，词源同impel,compel,fuller(漂洗工，洗衣工)。

1. the property of being smooth and shiny

2. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality;

"they performed with great polish"

"I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"

"almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad

3. a preparation used in polishing

polish

polish: [13] Latin polīre ‘make smooth and shiny’ is the ultimate source of English polish. It passed into Old French as polir, whose stem form was poliss- – whence polish. The element -pol- of English interpolate is related to polīre.
=> interpolate, polite

polish (v.)

early 14c., polischen "make smooth," from Old French poliss-, present participle stem of polir (12c.) "to polish, decorate, see to one's appearance," from Latin polire "to polish, make smooth; decorate, embellish;" figuratively "refine, improve," said to be from Proto-Indo-European *pel- "to thrust, strike, drive" (via the notion of fulling cloth). The sense of "free from coarseness, to refine" first recorded in English mid-14c. Related: Polished; polishing. Slang polish off "finish" is 1837, from notion of applying a coat of polish being the final step in a piece of work.

polish (n.)

1590s, "absence of coarseness," from polish (v.). From 1704 as "act of polishing;" 1819 as "substance used in polishing."

Polish (adj.)

1670s, from Pole + -ish. Related: Polishness. Polish-American attested from 1898.

A writer should polish his writing repeatedly so as to get closer to perfection.

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The Russian, Greek and Polish storks flew as far as South Africa, while those from Spain, Tunisia and Germany flew only as far as the Sahel.

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It is a language that has its origin in ancient Polish.

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It was created by Ludwig Lazar Zamenhof, a Polish Jewish doctor specialized in eye diseases

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I can still remember how long it took to polish the legs of our coffee table.

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furniture/floor/shoe/silver polish

家具上光漆；地板蜡；鞋油；银光剂

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wax polish

亮光蜡

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I give it a polish now and again.

我不时把它擦亮。

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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。

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Polish shoes regularly to protect the leather.

要经常擦鞋，以保护皮革。

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He polished his glasses with a handkerchief.

他用手绢揩拭眼镜。

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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。

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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。

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He polished off the remains of the apple pie.

他把剩下的苹果派赶快吃完。

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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。

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...soap powders, detergents, and polishes.

肥皂粉、洗涤剂和擦亮剂

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Each morning he shaved and polished his shoes...

他每天早晨都刮脸、擦鞋。

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He removed his glasses and began polishing them with his handkerchief.

他摘下眼镜，开始用手帕擦拭。

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The opera lacks the polish of his later work.

这部歌剧不及他晚期作品娴熟。

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They just need to polish their technique.

他们只是需要改进一下技巧。

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Go straight ahead until you see a big building on your left.

朝前直走直到看见左边有一座大楼.

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I'm going to New York, so I must polish up my English.

我要去纽约, 因此我必须提高英语水平.

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I find it hard to get my tongue round these Polish names.

我发现很难把这些波兰名字音发准确.

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Use brown polish on these shoes.

用棕色的鞋油擦这双鞋.

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This car could do with a good polish.

这部车需要好好擦一擦.

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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.

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The polish is rubbed off.

上光蜡被擦掉了.

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Apply a little wax polish.

涂一点蜡油.

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The wood won't polish.

这种木材无法磨光.

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Would you please polish my article right now?

您现在把我的文章润色一下好 吗 ?

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We can soon polish off that job.

我们能很快干完那工作.

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