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polish /BrE ˈpɒlɪʃ; NAmE ˈpɑːl‑/ ► SEE ALLpolish sb off polish sth off polish sth up●ˌpolish sb ˈoff (informal, especially NAmE) to kill sb 杀死；干掉◆She hired an assassin to polish him off.
她雇了杀手来除掉他。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]●ˌpolish sth ˈoff (informal) to finish sth quickly, especially food or drink 很快做完；迅速吃光（或喝干）◆They polished off the pudding in no time.
他们眨眼工夫就把布丁扒拉下肚了。◆I’ll polish off this last bit of work, then we can go out.
我加把劲把剩下这点活儿干完，我们就可以出去了。[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]●ˌpolish sth ˈup1. to make changes to sth in order to improve it 改善；修饰◆The college needs to polish up its image.
这所学院得提升一下形象了。OBJ act, image2. to improve your skills in sth that you have learned but have not used for a long time 捡起，重温（生疏了的技能等）◆She went on a course to polish up her German.
她去听课，以便温习一下德语。OBJ French, Italian, etc.
SYN brush sth up[v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] [v + n + adv] (rare) |