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P0412900 (pō′lĭsh)adj. Of or relating to Poland, the Poles, their language, or their culture.n. The Slavic language of the Poles.

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P0412800 (pŏl′ĭsh)v. pol·ished, pol·ish·ing, pol·ish·es v.tr.1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete: polish one's piano technique; polish up the lyrics.v.intr. To become smooth or shiny by being rubbed: The table polishes up nicely.n.1. Smoothness or shininess of surface or finish.2. A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface: shoe polish.3. The act or process of polishing: gave the lamp a polish.4. Elegance of style or manners; refinement.Phrasal Verb: polish off Informal To finish or dispose of quickly and easily.

[Middle English polisshen, from Old French polir, poliss-, from Latin polīre; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

pol′ish·er n.

polish

(ˈpɒlɪʃ) vb1. to make or become smooth and shiny by rubbing, esp with wax or an abrasive2. (tr) to make perfect or complete3. to make or become elegant or refinedn4. a finish or gloss5. the act of polishing or the condition of having been polished6. (Chemistry) a substance used to produce a smooth and shiny, often protective surface7. elegance or refinement, esp in style, manner, etc[C13 polis, from Old French polir, from Latin polīre to polish] ˈpolishable adj ˈpolisher n

Polish

(ˈpəʊlɪʃ) adj (Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Poland, its people, or their languagen (Languages) the official language of Poland, belonging to the West Slavonic branch of the Indo-European family

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(ˈpɒl ɪʃ)

v.t. 1. to make smooth and glossy, esp. by rubbing or friction. 2. to render finished, refined, or elegant: to polish a speech. v.i. 3. to become smooth and glossy through polishing. 4. Archaic. to become refined or elegant. 5. polish off, a. to finish or dispose of quickly: to polish off a gallon of ice cream. b. to subdue or get rid of (an opponent). 6. polish up, to improve; refine. n. 7. a substance used to give smoothness or gloss: shoe polish. 8. the act of polishing. 9. the state of being polished. 10. smoothness and gloss of surface. 11. refinement. [1250–1300; < Middle French poliss-, long s. of polir < Latin polīre to polish; see -ish²] pol′ish•er, n.

Po•lish

(ˈpoʊ lɪʃ)

n. 1. the West Slavic language of Poland. Abbr.: Pol adj. 2. of or pertaining to Poland, its inhabitants, or the language Polish. [1695–1705]

polish

Past participle: polished
Gerund: polishing

Imperative
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Present
I polish
you polish
he/she/it polishes
we polish
you polish
they polish

Preterite
I polished
you polished
he/she/it polished
we polished
you polished
they polished

Present Continuous
I am polishing
you are polishing
he/she/it is polishing
we are polishing
you are polishing
they are polishing

Present Perfect
I have polished
you have polished
he/she/it has polished
we have polished
you have polished
they have polished

Past Continuous
I was polishing
you were polishing
he/she/it was polishing
we were polishing
you were polishing
they were polishing

Past Perfect
I had polished
you had polished
he/she/it had polished
we had polished
you had polished
they had polished

Future
I will polish
you will polish
he/she/it will polish
we will polish
you will polish
they will polish

Future Perfect
I will have polished
you will have polished
he/she/it will have polished
we will have polished
you will have polished
they will have polished

Future Continuous
I will be polishing
you will be polishing
he/she/it will be polishing
we will be polishing
you will be polishing
they will be polishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been polishing
you have been polishing
he/she/it has been polishing
we have been polishing
you have been polishing
they have been polishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been polishing
you will have been polishing
he/she/it will have been polishing
we will have been polishing
you will have been polishing
they will have been polishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been polishing
you had been polishing
he/she/it had been polishing
we had been polishing
you had been polishing
they had been polishing

Conditional
I would polish
you would polish
he/she/it would polish
we would polish
you would polish
they would polish

Past Conditional
I would have polished
you would have polished
he/she/it would have polished
we would have polished
you would have polished
they would have polished

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	polish - the property of being smooth and shinyburnish, glossiness, glosssmoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board"radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of lightFrench polish - the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellacglaze - a glossy finish on a fabric
	2.	polish - 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 Conradrefinement, finish, cultivation, cultureflawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection - the state of being without a flaw or defect
	3.	polish - a preparation used in polishingformulation, preparation - a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"blacking, shoe polish - a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwearSimoniz - a brand of car polish
	4.	Polish - the Slavic language of PolandSlavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Verb	1.	polish - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"smooth, smoothen, shinebeautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautifulSimonise, Simonize - polish with wax; "The motorcycle has been Simonized"sleek, slick - make slick or smoothburnish, furbish, buff - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"gloss - give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
	2.	polish - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"fine-tune, refine, downameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"overrefine, over-refine - refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter"civilise, civilize, school, cultivate, educate, train - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
	3.	polish - bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"polish up, brush up, round off, roundperfect, hone - make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"
Adj.	1.	Polish - of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"

polish

noun1. varnish, wax, glaze, lacquer, japan The air smelt of furniture polish.2. sheen, finish, sparkle, glaze, gloss, brilliance, brightness, veneer, lustre, smoothness I admired the high polish of his boots.3. style, class (informal), finish, breeding, grace, elegance, refinement, finesse, urbanity, suavity, politesse She was enormously popular for her charm and polish.verb1. shine, wax, clean, smooth, rub, buff, brighten, burnish, furbish Every morning he polished his shoes.2. (often with up) perfect, improve, enhance, refine, finish, correct, cultivate, brush up, touch up, emend Polish up your writing skills on a one-week course.polish someone off eliminate, take out (slang), get rid of, dispose of, do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), beat someone once and for all a chance to polish off their bitter local rivalspolish something off (Informal) finish, down, shift (informal), wolf, consume, hoover (informal), put away, eat up, swill He polished off the whole box of truffles on his own.

polish

verb1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:buff, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, shine, sleek.2. To bring to perfection or completion:perfect, refine, smooth.Idiom: smooth off the rough edges.3. To improve by making minor changes or additions:retouch, touch up.phrasal verb
polish off1. Informal. To use all of:consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend, use up.2. Informal. To eat completely or entirely:consume, devour, dispatch, eat up.Informal: put away.noun1. A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface:burnish, glaze, gloss, luster, sheen, shine, sleekness.2. Refined, effortless beauty of manner, form, and style:elegance, elegancy, grace, urbanity.

Translations

擦亮磨光擦光剂改善波兰人

polish

(ˈpoliʃ) verb1. to make smooth and shiny by rubbing. She polished her shoes.擦亮2. (especially with up) to improve. Polish up your English!改善 noun1. smoothness and shininess. There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.磨光2. a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny. furniture polish; silver polish.擦光剂ˈpolished adjective (negative unpolished). 磨光的polish off to finish. She polished off the last of the ice-cream.草草做完

polish

→ 擦亮zhCN, 波兰人zhCN, 波兰的zhCN, 磨光zhCN

Polish EN-UKEN-GB-P0041090 EN-USEN-US-P0041090

→ 波兰语 ZH-CNZH-CN-P0041090

polish

polish a turd

slang 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.See also: polish, turd

you can't polish a turd

You 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.See also: polish, turd

polish off

To 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.See also: off, polish

spit and polish

Maintenance 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.See also: and, polish, spit

nail polish on a hangnail

Some 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.See also: nail, on, polish

polish the apple

To 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?See also: apple, polish

polish up

1. 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.See also: polish, up

polish something off

to eat, consume, exhaust, or complete all of something. Who polished the cake off? Who polished off the cake?See also: off, polish

polish something up

to 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.See also: polish, up

spit and polish

orderliness; 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.See also: and, polish, spit

polish off

Finish 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. See also: off, polish

polish the apple

Try 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] See also: apple, polish

spit and polish

Close 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] See also: and, polish, spit

spit and polish

Spit 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.See also: and, polish, spit

spit and polish

extreme neatness or smartness.See also: and, polish, spit

spit and ˈpolish

(informal) cleaning and polishing: This table will look as good as new with a bit of spit and polish.See also: and, polish, spit

polish off

v.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.See also: off, polish

polish up

v.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.See also: polish, up

shoe polish

n. liquor; whiskey; inferior whiskey. The old lush would be delighted to get some of your shoe polish. See also: polish, shoe

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. See also: and, polish, spit

spit and polish

Great 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. See also: and, polish, spit

nail polish on a hangnail

Ugly 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.See also: nail, on, polish

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noun varnish

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noun sheen

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noun style

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verb shine

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verb perfect

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phrase polish something off

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verb to give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction

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verb to bring to perfection or completion

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verb to improve by making minor changes or additions

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phrase polish off: to use all of

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phrase polish off: to eat completely or entirely

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noun a radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface

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noun refined, effortless beauty of manner, form, and style

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noun the property of being smooth and shiny

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noun a highly developed state of perfection