Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4344
Polish
擦亮剂；抛光剂；上光剂
a substance or preparation used for polishing
- 1.
The language spoken in Poland.
波兰语。
- 2.
A substance used to polish.
用于抛光的物质。
- 3.
the property of being smooth and shiny
光滑闪亮的特性
- 4.
A breed of chickens with a large crest of feathers.
一种有大型羽冠的鸡品种。
- 5.
Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
清洁；光滑,光亮。
- 6.
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; ; ; --Joseph Conrad
高度完善的状态；完美无瑕的品质
- 7.
Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
优雅；表演或展示中的整洁。
- 8.
a preparation used in polishing
用于抛光或打磨的制剂
光滑；光亮；光洁；完美；精致；优雅；波兰语；波兰鸡（一种头顶有大型羽冠的鸡）；波兰语。
In use
She applied a coat of polish to the wooden table to make it shine.
The polish of the silverware reflected the candlelight beautifully.
Her performance had a polish that came from years of practice.
they performed with great polish
a/an + [adj] + polish
指一种上光产品时，polish为可数名词。
She bought a new nail polish.
她买了一瓶新的指甲油。
the + polish + of + [noun]
指光泽时通常用单数，与of搭配。
The polish of his shoes was impeccable.
他鞋子的光泽无可挑剔。
give + [noun] + a + polish
Connections
Collocations
- shoe polish
- 鞋油
- He applied some shoe polish to his leather shoes.他给皮鞋上了一些鞋油。
- nail polish
- 指甲油
- She painted her nails with red nail polish.她用红色指甲油涂了指甲。
- furniture polish
- 家具擦光剂
- Use furniture polish to make the table shine.用家具擦光剂让桌子发光。
- high polish
- 高度光泽
- The car's paint had a high polish.汽车油漆有高度光泽。
- polish and shine
- 光亮和光泽
- The floor was cleaned to a perfect polish and shine.地板被清洁到完美的光亮和光泽。
- give a polish
Learner notes
Memory Tip
抛光（polish）使物体表面光滑闪亮。
Context & Register
register: neutral; typical settings: 日常家居、汽车护理、工艺品制作；contexts: 家具上光、汽车打蜡、金属抛光；note: 通常表示增加表面光泽的产品或动作，属于日常中性用语。
Grammar Note
作‘抛光剂’时可数，表示状态时常用不可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'abolish' fully rhymes with 'polish' (same stressed vowel /ɒ/ and following /lɪʃ/). The other words share the '-ish' ending but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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