oily or fatty matter, in particular
油腻状物,尤指:
a thick oily substance used as a lubricant
润滑脂,润滑油
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axle grease .轮轴润滑油。
oil or fat used or produced in cooking
(烹饪时使用或产生的)油脂。
oily matter in the hair, especially when applied as a dressing
头发上的油脂(尤指美发用发油,发蜡)。
the oily matter in unprocessed wool; lanolin.
生羊毛中的油汗;羊毛脂。
smear or lubricate with grease
用油脂涂;给…加润滑油
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[as adj.
greased ]place on a greased baking sheet .放在涂了油脂的烘烤板上。
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grease the palm of informal bribe (someone) 〈非 正式〉 买通,向…行贿 -
[ORIGIN
grease expressing the sense ‘cause to run smoothly' andpalm , by association with the taking of money.]grease the skids N. Amer. informal help matters run smoothly 〈北美,非正式〉 使事情顺利进行his mission was to use his budgetary skills to grease the skids for new projects . 他的任务是运用预算能力使新项目顺利进行 -
like greased lightning informal extremely fast 〈非正式〉 闪电般地,飞快地he leaped over the tailboard of the lorry like greased lightning . 他闪电般跃过卡车后挡板
"Middle English: from Old French