polish學測 L4KK [ˈpɑlɪʃ] | /ˈpɑlɪʃ/
擦亮;磨光·潤飾;使更完善·亮光劑;拋光劑·精緻;完美水準
學測常考詞,動詞與名詞兩義易混淆
He polished his shoes until they were shiny.
他把鞋子擦到閃閃發亮。
一個畫面:反覆摩擦到發亮
布巾摩擦用布反覆搓揉,讓粗糙表面生光
去除瑕疵找出小缺點,一一修掉
呈現精緻打磨到位,顯出完美質感
義項
布巾擦亮C1verb擦亮;磨光
She polished the table until it was shiny.
她把桌子擦到閃閃發亮。
polish shoespolish a car
文稿潤飾C2verb潤飾;使更完善
The writer polished her story until every word felt right.
作家反覆潤飾故事,直到每個字都恰到好處。
polish an essaypolish a speech
亮光劑罐C2noun亮光劑;拋光劑
He used car polish to make the old car shine again.
他用汽車亮光劑讓那台舊車重新發亮。
car polishshoe polish
表演精緻度C1noun精緻;完美水準
The dance was fun, but it still lacked a little polish.
這支舞蹈很有趣,但還缺了一點精緻感。
with polishlack polish
片語
polish up技能打磨 →把某項技能練得更好
polish off秒殺完食 →很快吃完或做完某事
spit and polish一絲不苟擦亮 →極度講究整潔亮麗
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'Polish' 開頭大寫時,通常表示什麼意思?(A) 擦亮 (B) 波蘭的 (C) 亮光劑
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(B)
大寫 Polish 源自 Poland+ish,指波蘭的;小寫才是動詞擦亮。
'The show lacked polish.' 這裡的 polish 最接近哪個意思?(A) 亮光劑 (B) 精緻/完美水準 (C) 波蘭的
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(B)
此句形容表演水準,對應「精緻;完美無瑕的水準」義項,而非擦亮用的亮光劑。
字族
polished 光滑的;精緻的(形容詞)・polisher 拋光機;拋光工具
順路看看
shine — 同樣表示發光,但不含摩擦動作refine — 側重去除雜質,與潤飾義相近多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
飯店設備保養
The maintenance team polished the brass door handles before the conference.
維護團隊在會議前把黃銅門把擦亮。
準備內部簡報
Mina spent the afternoon polishing her presentation for the department meeting.
Mina 花了一下午潤飾部門會議要用的簡報。
詞族
polish 動詞原形 擦亮;潤飾・polished 動詞過去式/過去分詞 擦亮了;已潤飾・polishing 動詞現在分詞/動名詞 擦亮;潤飾
四選一
Please ____ the draft agenda before sending it to the team.
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polish
這是祈使句,Please 後接原形動詞 polish,表示潤飾議程草稿。polished 是過去式或過去分詞,polishing 是現在分詞或動名詞,polishes 是第三人稱單數現在式,皆不符合此句結構。
同義改寫
The receptionist polished the silver tray with a cloth. → The receptionist rubbed the silver tray with a cloth to make it smooth and shiny.
此處 polished 指用布摩擦,使銀托盤表面光滑發亮;改寫保留動作、工具與目的。
We need to polish the wording of the workshop invitation. → We need to make small improvements to the wording of the workshop invitation.
此處 polish 指小幅修改措辭,使邀請函更完善,與 make small improvements to 意義相同。