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单词 polished
释义
polishedpol‧ished /ˈpɒlɪʃt $ ˈpɑː-/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • polished manners
  • a polished and handsome lawyer
  • a polished granite counter
  • a polished oak floor
  • All their furniture was made of dark red polished wood.
  • Guillem is a polished ballerina.
  • Her nails were beautifully shaped and polished.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A woman is more likely to be put off by a polished performer, if that is all he has to offer.
  • For many teachers therefore written language is equated with literary language, with the polished performance of narrative, drama or poetry.
  • He levers his feet into a pair of highly polished black calf Oxfords.
  • His paper-weight and doorstop were of ground and polished foin-stone.
  • Horizontal sections of enormous redwoods were frequently displayed with single rings identified on the polished surface.
  • On one edge of the table a cigarette had burned a nice little groove in the polished oak.
  • The décor was all polished glass tiles and gleaming brass.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
looking bright and smooth, and reflecting light: · Her hair was now washed and shiny.· A shiny limousine pulled in front of the building.· His face was shiny with sweat.· shiny metal objects
used about hair or fur that looks shiny and healthy. Glossy magazines and books use expensive shiny paper: · My hair seemed much thicker and more glossy.· His fur is all glossy.· The plant’s leaves were still glossy.· He was flicking through a glossy magazine.· glossy brochures advertising skiing vacations
shiny and smooth in a way that looks very attractive – used especially about hair, fur, a car or machine, or about someone’s body: · the cat’s sleek fur· His sleek dark-blue Mercedes was parked outside.· I looked at the sleek brown bodies resting beside the pool.· the sleek lines of a Bang and Olufsen television· A small jet waited like a sleek silver bird beside the runway.
very soft and smooth to touch, like silk – used about hair, fur, skin, or material: · Her skirt and jacket were made of smooth, silky fabric.· Fernando stroked her silky hair and kissed her forehead.· her silky skin
very shiny and clean – used especially about something that has just been polished: · A gleaming motorcycle stood parked outside the bar.· his gleaming white teeth· gleaming black shoes· The tourist brochures show gleaming white sand.
literary something that is glistening is shiny, especially because it is wet: · her glistening eyes· I recognized his dark glistening skin.· We stared at the glistening expanse of the sea.· the glistening white of the dome· the glistening black heads of the seals
literary shining in a soft gentle way – used about hair, eyes, lips, or material: · Her hair was thick and lustrous.· His eyes were dark and lustrous.· her lustrous lips· the fabric’s smooth lustrous surface
polished shoes, floors, tables etc are shiny because they have been rubbed until they shine: · a highly polished floor
Longman Language Activatorhaving a surface that shines
· She wore a fashionable jacket and high shiny boots.· At 7:30 p.m. sharp, a shiny limousine pulled in front of the building.· To keep the surface shiny, apply a clear, high-gloss varnish.
glossy hair or fur looks shiny and healthy; glossy magazines and books use expensive shiny paper: · She stroked the horse's long glossy neck.· There was a stack of glossy magazines on the coffee table.
hair or fur that is sleek is shiny and smooth, especially because it is in good condition: · The cat purred as Ben stroked its sleek fur.· Linda looked wonderful at the party; her hair was long and sleek, her make-up perfect.
hair, material etc that is silky is soft and smooth to touch and looks shiny: · You're so lucky to have such lovely, silky hair.· Her skirt and jacket were made of smooth, silky fabric.
something such as wood, metal, or stone that is polished has been made shiny by being rubbed: · Her nails were beautifully shaped and polished.· a polished oak floor
gleaming objects or vehicles are shiny because they are very new or clean: · Every surface in the kitchen was polished and gleaming.· A gleaming Harley Davidson motorcycle stood parked outside the bar.
shining with a soft, unsteady light: · They looked out across the shimmering water of the lagoon.· Gabby pulled a shimmering gold evening dress out of a box and held it in front of her.
shining like something that is wet: · His glistening bald head moved from side to side in time to the music.· The harpoon sank into the whale's glistening skin.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· I didn't want to spill anything on the polished surface of the table.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· He levers his feet into a pair of highly polished black calf Oxfords.· A highly polished effort, the graphics are nothing short of amazing.· Well-dressed suckers were pouring out of the upstairs theatre, barrelling down the rickety spiral staircase, skidding on the highly polished floor.· However, what caught my eye most was a highly polished harmonium.· With his highly polished boots and gaiters, corduroy trousers and tweed jacket, he looked the epitome of authority.· The phone slipped from Lucenzo's fingers to the highly polished desk with a clatter.· His is not just a lovingly maintained and highly polished old car.
NOUN
· As Nicholson headed towards it his shoes beat out a tattoo on the polished floor.· Gaggia machines burbled on marble bars, new secretaries clicked across polished floors, uniformed valets twirled glass doors.· Well-dressed suckers were pouring out of the upstairs theatre, barrelling down the rickety spiral staircase, skidding on the highly polished floor.· They may not feel easy at moving fast on a polished floor.· It was big, square room with a polished floor and a high ceiling.· Jessica was standing on the polished floor, beside the polished table, in the elegant and lovely room.· The next task is to give the house a thorough spring-clean, paying particular attention to curtains, carpets and polished floors.· Remembering the visit to the cotton mill, on the other hand, I can see myself watching from the polished floor.
· A polished mahogany table, big enough to seat twenty people, ran down the middle of it.· His new passenger carriages were also impressive, with polished mahogany bodies.· Did he take Policemen and Bishops Inspector Spruce placed his notebook on the polished mahogany table and waited.· She ran to the polished mahogany bureau, opened the lid and threw the choker on to a pile of papers.· An ordinary pack; a Tarot pack; she spread them out on the polished mahogany.· Alfred Oliver finally crumbles in a heap behind his polished mahogany counter.
· Huy looked at the black polished surface of the table behind which Kenamun stood.· Horizontal sections of enormous redwoods were frequently displayed with single rings identified on the polished surface.· The embalmers may well have been attracted by the waxed and polished surface of the monthly Playmates.· He went across and stood there beside the saddle, smoothing his hand over its finely polished surfaces.· His gaze remained fixed on the polished surface of the table, which dimly reflected the glooms and gleams of the room.· Etching such a polished surface gives a relief which is more subtly fabric selective than etches controlled by an imperfect surface.· These lay down the marvellously patterned and polished surface characteristic of cowries.· Sample preparation Single crystal samples with polished surfaces give the best results.
· Anyway, Irene always complained about the way lupins shed their petals all over the polished table.· When she emerged, the wall-lights had been dimmed and the polished table by the french windows had been set for two.· A polished table was in one corner, with dining chairs askew round it.· A long polished table stood in the centre, holding an assortment of bottles, and a tray of glasses.· Jessica was standing on the polished floor, beside the polished table, in the elegant and lovely room.· A long, polished table stood in the centre of the room.· It ran in a red river across the polished table top and cascaded on to her peacock-blue cashmere skirt.· A highly polished table under a mirror, perhaps a bowl of flowers beside it reflecting in the table.
· The place was fitted out in dark, polished wood in the style of the twenties.· There was a large table in the centre of the room, made of dark polished wood.· It is in walnut polished wood, bow fronted with bow legs.· The floor was of plain polished wood with islands of Bokhara carpets.· Traditional with polished wood furniture and fine accessories to create a feeling of opulence.· Rosie at once scrambled to her feet, the marbles she had in her lap dropping and clattering over the polished wood floors.· A couple of very good oriental rugs were pools of subdued colour on the polished wood floor.
1shiny because of being rubbed, usually with polish:  highly polished boots2done with great skill and style:  a polished performance a polished piece of writing3polite, confident, and graceful:  a polished and confident man
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