oiled
past simple and past participle ofoil
| 单词 | oiled |
| 释义 | oiled past simple and past participle ofoil oil verb[T] uk/ɔɪl/us/ɔɪl/to put oil on something,especiallyamachine, usually to make itworkmoreeasilywithoutsticking See also well oiled(EFFECTIVE) Engineering - mechanical
Idiomoil the wheels Examplesofoiledoiled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This entry provides a valuable insight into the ways in which city companiesoiledthe wheels of favour and patronage. From theCambridge English Corpus What one sank (1911), surrounded (1901), oroiledup (1898) with was a matter of taste. From theCambridge English Corpus The effects of theoiledsediment on blood phagocytic function and parasite abundance were determined. From theCambridge English Corpus They suggested that the fish were immunologically compromised due to the stress of exposure tooiledsediments. From theCambridge English Corpus In that case, the home beliefs will be welloiled, and quite far from squeaking. From theCambridge English Corpus It feels like conducting a conference call on a network of badlyoiledtelex machines. From theCambridge English Corpus Though among the creative artists of her generation her brilliance is without question, the protocols of prestige have been much less welloiledfor her than for her male peers. From theCambridge English Corpus There is, and must be, public accountability in the public sector and the machinery of accountability must be overhauled andoiledfrom time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The daily counts of dead andoiledbirds made in the wake of the accident have ceased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No financial assistance was provided to decontaminateoiledsea birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This excludesoiledbirds lost at sea and the relatively few birds poisoned by detergents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it welloiled, and does it effect an expeditious settlement of the grievances? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is also the man who keeps the wheels of industryoiledwith his cheap supplies of raw materials. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English While it is too early to give an overall assessment of its effects, reports have been received of 50 to 100, mainly lightly,oiledbirds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have kept the machine welloiledand ticking over, with a little improvement here and a little improvement there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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