polish off

英 [ˈpɒlɪʃ ɒf]

美 [ˈpɑːlɪʃ ɔːf]

吃光; 喝光; 吃完; 喝完

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 吃（或喝）光；吃（或喝）完
  If youpolish offfood or drink, you eat or drink all of it, or finish it.
  1. No matter what he is offered to eat he polishes it off in an instant...
     不管给他吃什么，他都能眨眼就下肚。
  2. He polished off his scotch and slammed the glass down.
     他一仰脖喝完苏格兰威士忌，砰的一声把杯子放下。
• PHRASAL VERB （尤指在体育运动中）击败，战胜
  If youpolish offan opponent, especially in sports, you beat them.
  1. He polished off his opponents 21-2, 21-8 and 21-8...
     他以21比2、21比8和21比8直落三局击败了对手。
  2. South Africa resume this morning on 278 for seven and England could well polish them off first thing.
     南非队今天上午以278分7人出局继续比赛，英格兰队应该很容易就能击败他们。

英英释义

verb

• finish a task completely
  1. I finally got through this homework assignment
  Synonym:get throughwrap upfinish offmop upclear upfinish up
• finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
  1. She polished off the remaining potatoes
  Synonym:eat upfinish
• kill intentionally and with premeditation
  1. The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
  Synonym:murderslayhitdispatchbump offoffremove

双语例句

• We can soon polish off that job.
  我们能很快干完那工作。
• If you are working alone, you will still feel revitalized and determined to polish off this project, once and for all.
  假若一小我事务，仍会感到元气？心灵旺盛，对完这个项目的满堂弥漫决心。
• He polished off his scotch and slammed the glass down.
  他一仰脖喝完苏格兰威士忌，砰的一声把杯子放下。
• German, Ukraine and Polish mills are still scaling back production and laying off workers in an effort to bring production in line with demand.
  德国、乌克兰和波兰的钢铁厂还在减产裁员，以将产量降至与市场需求一致的水平。
• South Africa resume this morning on 278 for seven and England could well polish them off first thing.
  南非队今天上午以278分7人出局继续比赛，英格兰队应该很容易就能击败他们。
• We quickly polish off the crab.
  我们三下五去二就把蟹吃光了。
• If you would please help me we could soon polish off this work.
  如果你愿帮助我的话，我们就能很快干完这工作。
• However, the effect is only temporary and the scratches will reappear as the polish or wax wears off.
  然而，效果只是临时的，并且划痕还会再现，就像抛光和打蜡一样。
• No matter what he is offered to eat he polishes it off in an instant
  不管给他吃什么，他都能眨眼就下肚。
• He polished off his opponents 21-2, 21-8 and 21-8
  他以21比2、21比8和21比8直落三局击败了对手。