Phrase
polishing up
提高；改进；磨练
polishing up is the present participle of polish up.
To improve or refine one's skills.
- 1.
To hone (one's skills).
磨炼(技能)。
磨炼(技能)。；擦光；使完美
In use
I need to polish up my silverware before the dinner party.
She took a course to polish up her French before the trip.
The strong cocktail polished him up quickly.
polish up + noun
指物理擦亮物体表面。
He polished up his shoes before the party.
他在派对前擦亮了鞋子。
polish up + noun (abstract)
用于抽象事物，表示改进或完善。
She polished up her presentation skills.
她完善了自己的演讲技巧。
polish up + object (causing intoxication)
非正式用法，指使人醉倒。
The strong wine polished him up quickly.
烈酒很快让他醉了。
Verb forms
base polish up · third person polishes up · -ing polishing up · past polished up · past participle polished up
本短语动词意为擦亮或使完美，规则变化。
Common mistakes
I need to Polish my English before the exam.I need to polish up my English before the exam.
误将"Polish"大写，变成波兰语或波兰人；正确应使用小写动词短语"polish up"表示改善。
I gave my shoes a quick polish up.I polished up my shoes quickly.
"polish up"是动词短语，不能作名词使用。应改为动词形式。
Connections
Collocations
- polish up your skills
- 提升你的技能
- She joined the course to polish up her writing skills.她参加这门课程是为了提升自己的写作技能。
- polish up your English
- 提高英语水平
- He is polishing up his English for the exam.他正在为考试提高英语水平。
- polish up your technique
- 完善技术
- The pianist polished up her technique with daily practice.这位钢琴家通过日常练习完善了自己的技巧。
- polish up on your grammar
- 复习语法
- You should polish up on your grammar before writing the essay.写论文前你应该复习一下语法。
Idioms & figurative uses
- polish up one's act
- 改进自己的表现（或行为）You'd better polish up your act if you want to keep this job.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把技能当作需要抛光的物件，polish up 就是向上打磨，越磨越精，记住‘擦亮=磨练’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：language learning、career development、exam preparation polish up 通常用于口语或半正式场合，指提高、巩固某项技能或知识，比如复习外语、准备面试等。在很正式的书面语中，更常见的是 improve 或 refine。实际使用时，多根据交流对象和语气来选择。
Grammar Note
When the object is a pronoun, it must come between 'polish' and 'up': polish it up.
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.