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单词 well-oiled
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well-oiled

adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Journalists sometimes refer to a system or organization that is operating very efficiently as a well-oiled machine.
...a well-oiled publicity machine.
Just as important, it has a well-oiled organization.

well-oiled in British English

adjective
(well oiled when postpositive) informal
drunk
 

drunk in British English

(drʌŋk)
adjective
1. 
intoxicated with alcohol to the extent of losing control over normal physical and mental functions
2. 
overwhelmed by strong influence or emotion
drunk with joy
noun
3. 
a person who is drunk or drinks habitually to excess
4.  informal
a drinking bout

well oiled in American English

Slang
drunk; oiled

Examples of 'well-oiled' in a sentence
well-oiled

But loyalty, like a delicate piece of machinery, has to be kept well oiled.
Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME (2000)
The machine was ready to his hand, well oiled, in working order, ready to move; and all the men stationed on it looked to him.
Harvey, John COUP D'ETAT (2000)
I did not see the door open, or hear it; the hinges had been well oiled.
Elizabeth Peters LION IN THE VALLEY (2000)
But it was far from a well-oiled machine.
The Sun (2015)
I thought it was a well-oiled machine.
The Sun (2010)
I have to make it a well-oiled machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I feel like a boss when the company is working like a well-oiled machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We are a well-oiled machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Other American schools have well-oiled fundraising machines.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And his place is below stairs, running the household like a well-oiled machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They remain well-oiled, efficient and effective.
The Sun (2006)
While the eurozone crisis still has issues, it now has a well-oiled machine to deal with them.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It could have been a really well-oiled machine for athletics but I suppose filling it may have been difficult.
The Sun (2013)
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