vt.

1. 磨光，擦亮[（+up）]
   He polished his spectacles with a handkerchief before answering.

   回答之前，他用手帕擦拭了一下眼镜。

2. 使优美，使精炼；润饰[（+up）]
   The speaker spent several days polishing her lecture.

   演讲者花了几天时间润饰她的演讲稿。

vi.

1. 发亮；变光滑；变优美

n.

1. 磨光，擦亮[S]
   Give your shoes a polish.

   把你的鞋子擦一擦。

2. 磨光粉；擦亮剂[U]
   You should use wax polish on wooden furniture.

   你应在木制家具上打上蜡。

3. 光滑，光泽
   A hot plate will spoil the polish on this table.

   热盘子会毁坏桌面的光泽。

4. 优美，完善[U]
   Four years of college gave her considerable polish.

   四年的大学教育使她更加完美。

v.

1. make smooth and shiny by rubbing.
2. [often as adj. polished] improve, refine, or add the finishing touches to.
3. (polish something off) finish or consume something quickly.
4. [as adj. polished] (of rice) having had the outer husk removed during milling.

n.

1. a substance used to make something smooth and shiny when rubbed in.
   ▸an act of polishing.
   ▸smoothness or glossiness produced by polishing.
2. refinement or elegance.