喜樂美語

核心畫面

Picture a cloth going over a surface again and again: nothing is being added, the rough bits are just being worn away until the surface throws back the light. Every use of the word is somewhere in that scene — the rubbing, the stuff you rub on, the shine that comes out, or the same treatment given to a piece of writing.

可以想成：一塊布在一個表面上來回擦。沒有加上任何東西，只是把粗糙的地方一點一點磨掉，磨到表面會反光為止。這個字的每個…更多收起可以想成：一塊布在一個表面上來回擦。沒有加上任何東西，只是把粗糙的地方一點一點磨掉，磨到表面會反光為止。這個字的每個用法都落在這個畫面的某一處——那個擦的動作、擦的東西、擦出來的光澤，或是把同樣的功夫用在一篇文章上。

From the picture

磨到精緻

把摩擦搬到看不見的東西上：一篇稿子、一段演出、一個人的談吐，也可以一遍遍修到沒有粗糙的地方。

refine writing or skill · verb · B1

To make a piece of writing, a speech, or a skill better by making small changes.

潤飾 / 修飾

Also in this word

rub until shiny · verb · A2

To rub something with a cloth or brush until it becomes smooth, bright, and shiny.

擦亮 / 磨亮

act of polishing · noun · B1

An act of rubbing something to make it smooth and shiny.

擦亮 / 擦一擦

shoe or furniture polish · noun · A2

A liquid, cream, or powder that you rub onto a surface to make it shiny.

亮光劑 / 蠟

shiny finish · noun · B2

The smooth, shiny look that something gets after it has been polished.

光澤 / 亮度

原始詞典資料11 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Polishadj/ˈpəʊlɪʃ/

  • 1

    Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

    • Vinokur pulled the trigger a second and third time. "You're lying, you Polish cunt!" he screamed.
    • As we mentioned the only chemical used in Polish meats or sausages was potassium nitrate even though the list of food additives allowed in Europe was long and impressive.

Polishnoun/ˈpəʊlɪʃ/

  • 1

    The language spoken in Poland.

    • The big advantage of learning Russian is that, once you’re proficient, you can understand other Slav languages such as Czech, Polish or Bulgarian.
  • 2

    A breed of chickens with a large crest of feathers.

polishnoun/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/

  • 1

    A substance used to polish.

    • A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
  • 2

    Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

    • The floor was waxed to a high polish.
  • 3

    Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

    • The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.

polishverb/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/

  • 1

    To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

    • He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.
  • 2

    To refine; remove imperfections from.

    • The band has polished its performance since the last concert.
    • Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
  • 3

    To apply shoe polish to shoes.

  • 4

    To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

    • Steel polishes well.
    • The other [gold], whether it will polish so well Wherein for the latter [brass] it is probable it will
  • 5

    To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

    • Arts that polish Life.
    • Educated at private schools and polished at Cambridge

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。