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单词 lubricate
释义
lubricate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈluː.brɪ.keɪt/us
/ˈluː.brə.keɪt/

lubricateverb[T](HELP MOVEMENT)

to use asubstancesuch asoilto make amachineordeviceoperatemoreeasily, or topreventsomethingstickingorrubbing:
Acarengineneedsto be well lubricated withoil.汽车发动机需要用油充分润滑。
Applying a fewdropsofoilon akeywillcleanand lubricate themovingpartsof thelock,extendingitslife.
(of asubstancesuch asoil) to make amachineordeviceoperatemoreeasily, or topreventsomethingstickingorrubbing:
Disconnect theignitionand rely on thestartermotortoturntheengineseveraltimesso thatoilcan lubricate themovingparts.
Dryeyescan betreatedwith lubricatingeyedrops.

lubricateverb[T](REMOVE PROBLEMS)

to make aprocesshappeneasilyand withoutproblems,especiallyby givingmoney:
Money can lubricate adealby makingminorconcessionseasiertoaccept.
It isperfectlylegalfor them to lubricatelobbyingwithbigcampaigndonations.
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  • add salt tosomethingidiom
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  • alleviate
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  • cultivate
  • leavening
  • liven(something)up
  • make a differenceidiom
  • make a world of differenceidiom
  • makesomeone/somethingover
  • relieve
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  • salve
  • save the dayidiom
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lubricateverb[T](ALCOHOL)

informal
(ofalcoholicdrink) to make someonebehavein a moreopenandfriendlyway:
Get abunchofwriterstogether, lubricate them with somewine, and you get allsortsofconversations.
Hesippedhisbrandyand said, "That's lubricated menicely."
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  • alcoholic
  • alky
  • battered
  • beer goggles
  • binge drinker
  • binge drinking
  • blasted
  • drunk dial
  • have a few (too many)idiom
  • inebriate
  • inebriated
  • inebriating
  • inebriation
  • muzzy
  • roaring drunkidiom
  • shit-faced
  • slaughtered
  • slewed
  • sloshed
  • whacked
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lubricated
lubrication
(Definition oflubricatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
lubricate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈluː.brɪ.keɪt/us
/ˈluː.brə.keɪt/
to use asubstancesuch asoilto make amachineoperatemoreeasily, or topreventsomethingstickingorrubbing
润滑，给…加润滑油
Acarengineneedsto be well lubricated withoil.汽车发动机需要用油充分润滑。

lubricate| American Dictionary

lubricate
verb[T]
us
/ˈlu·brɪˌkeɪt/
(infmllube,us/lub/)
to putoilor anoilysubstanceon or in something so thatitspartsmoveeasily:
to lubricategears/machinery

lubrication

noun[U]us
/ˌlu·brɪˈkeɪ·ʃən/(infmllube,us/lub/)
enginelubrication
(Definition oflubricatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflubricate

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The northwest was a poor region that produced neither food to sustain the army garrisons nor valuable commodities that couldlubricateinterregional trade.
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The flows which the oil companies call lubricated are wavy core flows, not perfect core-annular flows.
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This is experienced as a dry, gritty, ocular irritation and can be accompanied by intermittent watering in an attempt tolubricatethe ocular surface.
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It includes literal greetings, ' lubricating egos ', deference, politeness, and offering refreshments to those taking part.
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This suggests that the fuel depot contains more varied materials such as lubricating engine oil and also possibly grease.
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However, their rule has been lubricated by oil wealth.
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In this subsection, economic interventionism is justified when it is bound to expand the equality of substantive freedoms in society, and not justlubricatethe workings of a market economy.
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The latter is characterized as the 'social oil' that lubricates the less dense but more cross-cutting ties, perhaps with work colleagues or acquaintances in a local community.
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Third, the texturised skin material reduces the lubricating effect of liquids, so the friction coefficient remains high enough to hold objects without slipping.
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Nonetheless, the case-study evidence indicates that backward and forward linkages between agricultural and non-agricultural activity spheres are present with respect to lubricating investment and purchasing power.
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Human social life is lubricated by the exchange of expressions of corresponding sentiments.
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The variety of lubricating oils and other non-petrol products on sale in the forecourts of garages is a matter for the individual retailer.
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The condition is that tenderers should offer a variety of lubricating oils from not less than two competing and unassociated wholesale distributors.
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Their uses run from being a power source for camping and caravanning to providing power for railway track lubricating units.
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That requires pushing forward with public investment tolubricatethe supply side of the economy in infrastructure.
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