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I.pol‧ish¹ /ˈpɒlɪʃ $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: polir, from Latin polire]

1. to make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it:
I spent all afternoon polishing the silver.
polish something with something
Polish the lenses with a piece of tissue.
2. to improve a piece of writing, a speech etc by making slight changes to it before it is completely finished:
Your essay is good, you just need to polish it a bit.
—polishing noun [uncountable]
polish somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb informal

a) to finish food, work etc quickly or easily:
Sam polished off the rest of the pizza.
b) American English to kill or defeat a person or animal when they are weak or wounded:
He was polished off with a shotgun blast to the face.
polish something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. (also polish up on something) to improve a skill or an ability by practising it:
You should polish up your Spanish before you go to Chile.
2. to make something seem better or more attractive to other people:
The company needs to polish up its image.
3. to polish something
II.polish² BrE AmE noun
1. [uncountable and countable] a liquid, powder, or other substance that you rub into a surface to make it smooth and shiny
furniture/shoe/floor etc polish ⇨ ↑French polish
2. [singular] especially British English an act of polishing a surface to make it smooth and shiny:
An occasional polish will keep wall tiles looking good.
3. [uncountable] a high level of skill or style in the way someone performs, writes, or behaves:
Carla’s writing has potential, but it lacks polish.
4. [singular] the smooth shiny appearance of something produced by polishing
⇨ spit and polish at ↑spit²(5)

polishhu

◎	['pouli∫]
※	tính từ
	■	(Polish) (thuộc) nước Ba lan, người Ba lan
※	danh từ
	■	(Polish) tiếng Ba lan
		☆	written in Polish
			viết bằng tiếng Ba lan
	■	nước bóng, nước láng; việc đánh bóng, hành động đánh bóng; dầu đánh bóng, nước đánh bóng, xi
		☆	a table-top with a good polish
			mặt bàn có nước bóng đẹp
		☆	give the floor a thorough polish
			đánh bóng toàn bộ mặt sàn
		☆	shoe polish
			xi đánh giày
	■	(nghĩa bóng) vẻ lịch sự, vẻ tao nhã, vẻ tế nhị; sự tinh tế
	〆	spit and polish
		✓	như spit
※	ngoại động từ
	■	đánh bóng, làm cho láng (cái gì)
	■	(nghĩa bóng) làm cho lịch sự, làm cho tao nhã; làm cho tinh tế
※	nội động từ
	■	bóng lên
	〆	to polish off
		✓	làm xong gấp (công việc...); ăn gấp (bữa cơm)
		✓	(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) trừ khử (địch)
	〆	to polish up
		✓	chuốt bóng, làm cho bóng bẩy, đẹp đẽ