词汇 | oiled |
释义 | oiled past simple and past participle ofoil oil verb[ T ] uk /ɔɪl/ us /ɔɪl/ to put oil on something, especially a machine, usually to make it work more easily without sticking给(尤指机器)上油,给…上润滑油 See also well oiled(EFFECTIVE) Engineering - mechanical -engined air-cooled artificer automative bionics drive shaft engage fan belt go on horsepower mechanize neutral oilcan override pneumatic stress test tick over tune (something) up unmechanized valve Idiomoil the wheels Examples of oiledoiled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This entry provides a valuable insight into the ways in which city companies oiled the wheels of favour and patronage. What one sank (1911), surrounded (1901), or oiled up (1898) with was a matter of taste. The effects of the oiled sediment on blood phagocytic function and parasite abundance were determined. They suggested that the fish were immunologically compromised due to the stress of exposure to oiled sediments. In that case, the home beliefs will be well oiled, and quite far from squeaking. It feels like conducting a conference call on a network of badly oiled telex machines. Though among the creative artists of her generation her brilliance is without question, the protocols of prestige have been much less well oiled for her than for her male peers. There is, and must be, public accountability in the public sector and the machinery of accountability must be overhauled and oiled from time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The daily counts of dead and oiled birds made in the wake of the accident have ceased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No financial assistance was provided to decontaminate oiled sea birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This excludes oiled birds lost at sea and the relatively few birds poisoned by detergents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it well oiled, and does it effect an expeditious settlement of the grievances? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is also the man who keeps the wheels of industry oiled with his cheap supplies of raw materials. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English While it is too early to give an overall assessment of its effects, reports have been received of 50 to 100, mainly lightly, oiled birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have kept the machine well oiled and ticking over, with a little improvement here and a little improvement there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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