Word · Frequency #4344
Polish
擦亮；磨光；抛光
To make or become smooth and shiny by rubbing.
- 1.
To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
擦亮；通过摩擦、清洁或研磨使表面非常光滑或有光泽。
- 2.
To refine; remove imperfections from.
精炼；去除瑕疵。
- 3.
To apply shoe polish to shoes.
给鞋擦鞋油。
- 4.
To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
变得光滑,如因摩擦；获得光泽；呈现光滑有光泽的表面。
- 5.
To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
精炼；去除粗鲁、粗糙或乡土气；使文雅有礼。
改进；完善；使文雅；上鞋油；擦亮；通过摩擦、清洁或研磨使表面非常光滑或有光泽。；精炼；去除瑕疵。；给鞋擦鞋油。
In use
She polishes her silverware every week to keep it shiny.
He polished his shoes before the interview.
They are polishing the wooden floor with a special wax.
polish sth
通常指使表面光亮。
She polished her shoes before the interview.
她在面试前擦亮了鞋子。
polish up sth
用于技能或作品的改进。
He polished up his presentation skills.
他打磨了他的演讲技巧。
polish sth with sth
表示使用某种工具或材料。
I polished the table with a soft cloth.
我用软布擦了桌子。
Connections
Collocations
- polish shoes
- 擦皮鞋
- He polished his shoes before the interview.面试前他擦亮了皮鞋。
- polish silver
- 擦亮银器
- They polished the silver for the dinner party.他们为晚宴擦亮了银器。
- polish the floor
- 擦亮地板
- She polished the floor until it gleamed.她把地板擦得锃亮。
- polish your skills
- 磨炼技能
- You should polish your presentation skills.你应该磨炼你的演讲技巧。
- polish a speech
- 润色演讲稿
- He spent hours polishing his speech.他花了几个小时润色演讲稿。
- polish something to perfection
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象用布反复擦拭银器，直到光可鉴人——polish 就是擦亮、抛光。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常擦亮金属或木制表面、打磨石材或玻璃、擦皮鞋 该词表示‘擦亮、抛光’时，语域通常为中性，口语和书面语都较常见。多用于日常清洁或工艺打磨的场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
美音中 polish 读 /ˈpɑlɪʃ/（英音 /ˈpɒlɪʃ/）。abolish /əˈbɑlɪʃ/ 和 demolish /dɪˈmɑlɪʃ/ 与它真押韵，均含 -olish；foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/、publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/、relish /ˈrɛlɪʃ/、embellish /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/ 虽都以 -ish 结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。注意大写 Polish /ˈpoʊlɪʃ/（波兰的）拼写相同，但读音和意思不同。
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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