grease
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++grease1 /ɡriːs/ noun [uncountable] 1. DFCa fatty or oily substance that comes off meat when it is cooked, or off food made using butter or oil 〔肉或食物中的〕油脂2. TDa thick oily substance that is put on the moving parts of a car, machine etc to make it run or move smoothly 润滑油3. an oily substance that is produced by your skin 〔皮肤上的〕油脂 → elbow grease at elbow1(3)
Examples from the Corpus
grease• Class B for flammable liquids like gasoline, oil, and grease.• During everyday wear and tear, the carpet pile becomes coated with airborne oils and grease from footwear and pets.• There should not be any grease in the front wheel bearings, they are lubricated with the oil in the swivel housings.• bacon grease• Sunflower and grapeseed varieties are light and therefore particularly good for frying, leaving food crisp and free from grease.• Of jaundiced varnish, wood-smoke, grease, candle-wax, cigarette smoke and fly-shit.• I have been told by the previous owner that he filled the hubs with grease instead of oil.• Brush the paper lightly with grease. 1 Brush the edges of the basin well with grease.grease2 verb [transitive] 1 DFCTto put butter, grease etc on a pan etc to prevent food from sticking to it 给…涂油 Grease the pan before you pour the batter in. 先在锅底涂上油，然后倒入面糊。 a greased baking tray 抹过油的烤盘2 grease somebody’s palm PAY FORto give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do something 向某人行贿，买通某人 Joseph was able to grease a few palms, thus helping his brother to escape. 约瑟夫买通了几个人，帮助他兄弟逃了出来。3. like greased lightning informalFAST/QUICK extremely fast 闪电般地，非常快地→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
grease• Luckily Joseph was able to grease a few palms, thus helping his brother to escape.• With some you have to grease the wheels more liberally.• I had connections and might be able to grease their way through tight places.• Make sure it was all greased up with pomade, then rub it across the upholstery.nGrease n(1978) an American musical (=a film that uses singing and dancing to tell a story), in which John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John appear, about young people in school in the 1950s and their romantic relationshipsFrom Longman Business Dictionarygreasegrease /griːs/ verb informal1grease somebody’s palm to give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do somethingThe chairman finally admitted that he, too, was forced to grease a few palms along the way.2grease the wheels to help a person, organization, system etc to work better, especially in order to get an advantageBy exempting pension funds and unit trusts from income tax, the chancellor has done a lot to grease the wheels of the City’s securities business.→ See Verb tableOrigin grease1 (1200-1300) Old French craisse, graisse, from Latin crassus “thick, fat”grease1 noungrease2 verbGreaseLDOCE OnlineChinese
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grease
grease1 /ɡriːs/ 
noun [uncountable]
2. a thick oily substance that is put on the moving parts of a car, machine etc to make it run or move smoothly
3. an oily substance that is produced by your skin
⇨ elbow grease at elbow1(3)
grease2 verb [transitive]
1. to put butter, grease etc on a pan etc to prevent food from sticking to it:
Grease the pan before you pour the batter in.
a greased baking tray
2. grease sb’s palm to give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do something:
Joseph was able to grease a few palms, thus helping his brother to escape.
3. like greased lightning informal extremely fast
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noun [uncountable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: craisse, graisse, from Latin crassus 'thick, fat'
1. a fatty or oily substance that comes off meat when it is cooked, or off food made using butter or oilLanguage: Old French
Origin: craisse, graisse, from Latin crassus 'thick, fat'
2. a thick oily substance that is put on the moving parts of a car, machine etc to make it run or move smoothly
3. an oily substance that is produced by your skin
⇨ elbow grease at elbow1(3)
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verb [transitive]1. to put butter, grease etc on a pan etc to prevent food from sticking to it:
2. grease sb’s palm to give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do something:
3. like greased lightning informal extremely fast
Grease
Grease
(1978) an American musical (=a film that uses singing and dancing to tell a story), in which John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John appear, about young people in school in the 1950s and their romantic relationships
Grease
(1978) an American musical (=a film that uses singing and dancing to tell a story), in which John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John appear, about young people in school in the 1950s and their romantic relationships
