Grease



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 炼出的) 动物油脂; 滑脂
• ［英］ n. 滑脂 ( any thick semi-solid oily substance)
• ［例］ axle-grease

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English grese, from Anglo-French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus fat
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. rendered animal fat
  • b. oily matter
  • c. a thick lubricant
• 2. wool as it comes from the sheep retaining the natural oils or fats
• ? greaseless adjective
• ? greaseproof adjective

II. transitive verb (greased; greasing)

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to smear or daub with grease
• 2. to lubricate with grease
• 3. to soil with grease
• 4. to hasten the process or progress of; also facilitate

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