polish off

短语

(飞快地)完成, 打败

发音

AU

词形变化

polished off polishes off 三单 polishes off polishing off polishing off 现在分词 polished off 过去式 polished off 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.

    习语

    They polished off the last of the cake.

  2. 2.

    To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).

    White rice is rice that has had the brownish hull polished off leaving just the white inner part of the grain.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

off hit murder finish remove dispatch slay clear up eat up get through

上位词 4

kill eat finish complete

下位词 10

down burke execute consume devour demolish go through put away tuck away cap off