polished

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1 SHINYshiny because of being rubbed, usually with polish 擦亮的，磨光的

highly polished boots

擦得很亮的靴子

2 GOOD ATdone with great skill and style 精湛的；完美的；优雅的；精致的

a polished performance

精彩的演出

a polished piece of writing

漂亮的文章

3 POLITEpolite, confident, and graceful 彬彬有礼的，文雅的

a polished and confident man

优雅自信的男人

Examples from the Corpus

polished• Her nails were beautifully shaped and polished.• a polished and handsome lawyer• Guillem is a polished ballerina.• He levers his feet into a pair of highly polished black calf Oxfords.• His paper-weight and doorstop were of ground and polished foin-stone.• The décor was all polished glass tiles and gleaming brass.• a polished granite counter• polished manners• a polished oak floor• On one edge of the table a cigarette had burned a nice little groove in the polished oak.• For many teachers therefore written language is equated with literary language, with the polished performance of narrative, drama or poetry.• A woman is more likely to be put off by a polished performer, if that is all he has to offer.• Horizontal sections of enormous redwoods were frequently displayed with single rings identified on the polished surface.• All their furniture was made of dark red polished wood.

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