polish off

英 [ˈpɒlɪʃ ɒf]

美 [ˈpɑːlɪʃ ɔːf]

吃光; 喝光; 吃完; 喝完

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 吃（或喝）光；吃（或喝）完
  If youpolish offfood or drink, you eat or drink all of it, or finish it.
  1. No matter what he is offered to eat he polishes it off in an instant...
     不管给他吃什么，他都能眨眼就下肚。
  2. He polished off his scotch and slammed the glass down.
     他一仰脖喝完苏格兰威士忌，砰的一声把杯子放下。
• PHRASAL VERB （尤指在体育运动中）击败，战胜
  If youpolish offan opponent, especially in sports, you beat them.
  1. He polished off his opponents 21-2, 21-8 and 21-8...
     他以21比2、21比8和21比8直落三局击败了对手。
  2. South Africa resume this morning on 278 for seven and England could well polish them off first thing.
     南非队今天上午以278分7人出局继续比赛，英格兰队应该很容易就能击败他们。

英英释义

verb

• finish a task completely
  1. I finally got through this homework assignment
  Synonym:get throughwrap upfinish offmop upclear upfinish up
• finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
  1. She polished off the remaining potatoes
  Synonym:eat upfinish
• kill intentionally and with premeditation
  1. The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
  Synonym:murderslayhitdispatchbump offoffremove

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