| 词汇 | polish |
| 释义 | polish Ⅰ 1. noun oral sex performed on a man NEW ZEALAND, 1998 2. verb ► polish the mugto wash your face US, 1962 Ⅱ ⇨ polish and gloss; polish verb (of a male) to masturbate. Rhyming slang for TOSS UK, 1992 polish off informal1. polish off sth • polish sth off to finish food, drink, or work, quickly and easily: When I got home, Mrs Marsh had polished off half the biscuits in the tin. It didn't take me long to polish off the shopping at the local supermarket.2. polish off sb informal to defeat another person or team in a game, election etc: Steffi Graff polished off Venus Williams, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.■ SIMILAR TO: beat, defeat polish up 1. polish up sth • polish sth up to improve your knowledge of something, or something that you do, by practising it or working at it: I started going to evening classes to polish up my French.polish up your act (=improve how you do something) A sixteen-year old street musician from Oxford has polished up his act and won a national jazz competition.■ SIMILAR TO: brush up2. polish up sth • polish sth up to rub an object with a piece of cloth in order to make it shine: Put a clean shirt on and polish up those shoes - make yourself look respectable.■ SIMILAR TO: polish3. polish up your image/reputation to make an effort to improve the way you seem to other people so that they will have a better opinion of you: The government was trying to polish up its image after a year of negative publicity in 1995.■ SIMILAR TO: clean up polish a turdslang To make something unpleasant seem more appealing than it really is—which is often a futile effort. "Turd" is a slang term for a piece of feces. Look, man, your term paper was bad before, and all of your edits are just making it worse—polishing a turd won't make it better. you can't polish a turdYou can't make something unpleasant seem more appealing than it really is—attempting to do so is often a futile effort. "Turd" is a slang term for a piece of feces. Look, man, your term paper was bad before, and all of your edits are just making it worse—you can't polish a turd, you know. polish offTo consume, dispose of, or finish all of something very quickly or easily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "polish" and "off." I was still hungry after dinner, so I polished off the leftover Chinese food in the fridge. I'll come to the party a little later. I just need to polish off this essay first. spit and polishMaintenance of and close attention to the cleanliness and orderliness of something. Sure, it needs some spit and polish, but it's still a reliable truck! Our manager demands spit and polish whenever we clean up the kitchen at the end of the night. nail polish on a hangnailSome superficial or cosmetic change to something so that it seems more attractive, appealing, or successful than it really is. The only thing the new manager has come up with to save the restaurant has been to make a few repairs and slap a fresh coat on the restaurant, but putting a bit of nail polish on a hangnail doesn't fix the hangnail. The new bells and whistles of their latest operating system is just nail polish on a hangnail, if you ask me. It's still just as buggy and unintuitive as the last one they released. polish the appleTo attempt to curry favor through insincere or excessive flattery or praise. An allusion to the cliché image of a student presenting their teacher with a gift of a shiny red apple to instill a good impression. Brian is always polishing the apple with the boss, and for what—some vague, vain hope of a promotion or raise? polish up1. Literally, to smoothen or shine something through the use of forceful rubbing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "polish" and "up." I'll need to polish up my shoes before John and Sarah's wedding tomorrow. Our rings are a bit tarnished—would you mind polishing them up for us? 2. To improve or refresh one's knowledge about or ability to do something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "polish" and "up." I've been polishing my Japanese up before I go to Tokyo next month. I need to polish up on factorials before attempting to teach them on Monday. 3. To improve or refresh one's knowledge about or ability to do something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "polish" and "up." I've been polishing my Japanese up before I go to Tokyo next month. I need to polish up on factorials before attempting to teach them on Monday. 4. To improve or refine the appearance something. I've been hearing rumors that there are going to be company-wide layoffs soon. Better start polishing up my résumé. We need to polish up this old house before any prospective buyers get here. polish something offto eat, consume, exhaust, or complete all of something. Who polished the cake off? Who polished off the cake? polish something upto rub something until it shines. Polish the silver up and make it look nice and shiny. If you will polish up the silver, I will put it away. spit and polishorderliness; ceremonial precision and orderliness. I like spit and polish. It comes from being in the military. There is no such thing as too much spit and polish. polish offFinish or dispose of, especially quickly and easily. For example, We polished off the pie in no time, or If everyone helps, we can polish off this job today. This usage, dating from the early 1800s, came from boxing, where it originally meant "to defeat an opponent quickly and easily." By the 1830s it was used more generally. polish the appleTry to win favor through flattery, as in It may help your standing with the boss if you polish the apple. This expression gave rise to the phrase apple polishing. The idiom alludes to the practice of schoolchildren bringing their teacher the gift of a bright, shiny apple. [c. 1920] spit and polishClose attention to appearance and order, as in With a little spit and polish this house will sell very quickly. This expression originated in the military, presumably alluding to literally shining up something with the aid of a little saliva. There it also came to mean "too much attention to appearance, and not enough to more important concerns," as in The commander is so concerned with spit and polish that he overlooks the crew's morale. [Late 1800s] spit and polishSpit and polish is the process of making a place or person very clean. There is a bit of spit and polish involved. Boots have to be clean and shining. spit and polishextreme neatness or smartness.spit and ˈpolish(informal) cleaning and polishing: This table will look as good as new with a bit of spit and polish.polish offv. 1. To make something clean or shiny: The student polished off the apple and handed it to the teacher. I polished the vase off with a cloth and set it on the table. 2. To eliminate something, such as rust or a stain by rubbing: Please polish that spot off the doorknob. After much scrubbing, I finally polished off the stain. 3. Slang To finish or consume something enthusiastically: I polished off that last piece of cake. After we polish this pizza off, let's get dessert. polish upv. 1. To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action: The jeweler polished up the stones and made them into a necklace. She cleaned the mud off her shoes and polished them up. 2. To improve one's knowledge of something, especially through study and practice: I've been polishing up on my Spanish because I'm going to Mexico. My dancing skills weren't that good, so I took a class to polish them up. 3. To improve or refine something: The mayor tried to polish up his image after the scandal. The manuscript is good, but you need to polish it up if you want it to be published. shoe polish n. liquor; whiskey; inferior whiskey. The old lush would be delighted to get some of your shoe polish. spit and polish n. orderliness; ceremonial precision and orderliness. (Alludes to carefully polishing shoes to a high level of shine.) I like spit and polish. It comes from being in the military. spit and polishGreat care for a spotless and smart appearance. The term originated in the armed services, where spit might literally be used for a hasty cleaning for an unexpected inspection. The term also came to mean more attention to appearances than to actual working order or efficiency, so that by World War I, “Spit and polish! We’re winning the war,” was a sarcastic expression applied by those in the front lines to the concerns of career officers sitting behind desks in the war office. nail polish on a hangnailUgly or useless despite an attractive appearance. This phrase, which is most often heard in “You can put nail polish on a hangnail, but it's still a hangnail,” can be used in all sorts of situations . . . and for all sorts of people. |
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