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词汇 oiling
释义 oiling
present 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)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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

Idiom


oil the wheels

Examples of oiling


oiling

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Oiling parties typically stayed for periods of several months, sometimes for up to two years, and brought with them a considerable quantity of cargo.
Malariologists, with the help of settlers, started oiling the swamps.
H is also a foundation space, which gives the speaker the 'ground' for the prediction of the consequences of oiling.
For the successful functioning of a division, for the oiling of the wheels of divisional machinery, a good staff is necessary.
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They think that they are oiling the wheels and getting the thing going.
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There must be some kind of oiling of the wheels in a major change of this kind.
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It is valuable that we can contribute to oiling the wheels of the employment market.
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It is used simply for oiling ships at various periods when exercises are taking place in the area.
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At their best the banks are but the lubricant oiling the wheels of production.
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It acts as a tool that benefits both the internal market - oiling the wheels of economic activity - and consumers.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
That was called oiling the economy with cheap money.
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There ought to be regular inspections of vehicles—the normal oiling and greasing check-overs, and the other overhaul checks at longer periods.
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I am not sure that the arrangements for oiling and greasing wagons are entirely satisfactory.
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At present the average motorist takes his car to a garage only for oiling and greasing.
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The machines of the 19th century, with their rough castings, their rough forgings and their wide tolerances, no doubt needed oiling from time to time.
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