Word
burnisher
/ˈbəːniʃə/
noun
磨擦抛火器
A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface used for smoothing or polishing by rubbing.
- 1.
A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.
用于抛光的工具,通过摩擦使光滑和光亮
[医] 磨光器；用于抛光的工具,通过摩擦使光滑和光亮；磨擦抛火器；[医] 磨光器
In use
The jeweler used a burnisher to give the gold ring a high shine.
After carving the wood, she smoothed the surface with a burnisher.
The metalworker carefully applied the burnisher to remove any scratches from the steel blade.
use a burnisher
He used a burnisher to polish the metal.
他用磨光器抛光金属。
a burnisher for
A burnisher for smoothing paper edges is essential.
用于平滑纸边的磨光器是必不可少的。
with a burnisher
burnisher常与介词for或with搭配表示用途或工具方式。
She applied pressure with a burnisher to achieve a shine.
她用磨光器施加压力以达到光泽。
Common mistakes
I need to burnisher this metal.I need to burnish this metal.
Burnisher 是名词，不能作动词使用。改为动词 burnish。
I bought burnisher for my workshop.I bought a burnisher for my workshop.
Burnisher 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a/an/the。
Connections
Confusing words
- polisher
- 抛光器 · burnisher侧重摩擦抛光（通过硬质工具压实表面），polisher侧重打磨抛光（用磨料或蜡）。
Word family
- burnish
- 磨光 · v
- burnishing
- 磨光 · n
Learner notes
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.