释义 |
oiledoiled /ɔɪld/ adjective  - Drizzle caramel from the end of a fork into irregular shapes on to lightly oiled foil.
- Facilities will include an intensive care unit and an oiled bird cleaning facility.
- His dark limbs gleamed like oiled gold beneath the faded bermudas and T-shirt.
- Jean-Paul looked down at his own oiled body, then spat on to his palm for added lubrication.
- Shackled to an oar, she strained in a galley as an oiled mountain of flesh beat a huge drum.
- Sinews bunched and moved under his skin like oiled spaghetti.
- Smooth as oiled silk, his skin excited her delicate touch.
- There were indeed, among the chaos of boxes and bags of gold, several bottles and packages in oiled paper.
► a well-oiled machine- If you're trained correctly you become like a well-oiled machine.
- It was running like a well-oiled machine, instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp.
- This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.
► a well-oiled machine- It was running like a well-oiled machine, instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp.
- This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.
covered with a layer of oil: Place the sausages on an oiled baking tray. → well-oiled |