grease

noun

/ɡriːs/

[uncountable]

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any thick oily substance, especially one that is used to make machines run smoothly油脂；润滑脂
- Grease marks can be removed with liquid detergent.用洗涤液可除去油渍。
- Her hands were covered with oil and grease.她满手油垢。
- the grease in his hair他头发上的油
see also elbow grease
animal fat that has been made softer by cooking or heating（炼过的）动物油脂
- He collected the plates, which were covered with grease.他收走那些油腻的盘子。
- There was a film of grease on the kitchen window.厨房的窗户上有一层油脂。
Extra Examples
- The kitchen surfaces were all smeared with grease.厨房里到处都是油污。
- He spoke as he ate, spraying crumbs everywhere, and letting grease dribble down his chin.他边吃边说，把面包屑喷得到处都是，让油脂顺着下巴流下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bacon
verb + grease
- be covered in
- be covered with
- be smeared with
- …
grease + noun
- mark
- spot
- stain
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French graisse, based on Latin crassus ‘thick, fat’.

verb

/ɡriːs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they grease	/ɡriːs/ /ɡriːs/
he / she / it greases	/ˈɡriːsɪz/ /ˈɡriːsɪz/
past simple greased	/ɡriːst/ /ɡriːst/
past participle greased	/ɡriːst/ /ɡriːst/
-ing form greasing	/ˈɡriːsɪŋ/ /ˈɡriːsɪŋ/

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Idioms

grease somebody’s palm

(old-fashioned, informal) to give somebody money in order to persuade them to do something dishonest向某人行贿；用金钱收买 synonym bribe

grease the wheels (North American English)

(British English oil the wheels)

to help something to happen easily and without problems, especially in business or politics（尤指在商业上或政治上）起促进作用

Grease

/ɡriːs/

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a US musical play about the love affairs of young people, especially Danny and Sandy, in a high school in the early days of rock and roll. The title refers to the hair oil used by the boys. In the successful film version (1978) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John played the main parts. Grease 2 (1982) with different actors was less successful.油脂：这是一部关于音乐的音乐剧，讲述了摇滚乐时代初期年轻人在高中时的爱情，尤其是丹尼和桑迪。标题是指男孩使用的发油。在成功的电影版本（1978年）中，约翰·特拉沃尔塔和奥利维亚·牛顿·约翰扮演了主要角色。油脂2（1982）由不同的演员完成，效果不佳。