greasing

基本解釋

Turns out this data guck is good for more than greasing the wheels of commerce.
向世人呈現(xiàn)這些信息是好的，它的好處還不止?jié)櫥松虡I(yè)這幅車(chē)輪。
But as a permanent fixture this rule would be an unhelpful drag, restricting short selling's role in greasing the market's wheels and aiding price discovery.
但作為一項(xiàng)永久性規(guī)定，它會(huì)成為毫無(wú)幫助的累贅，并限制賣(mài)空操作在潤(rùn)滑市場(chǎng)車(chē)輪、協(xié)助價(jià)格發(fā)現(xiàn)方面發(fā)揮的作用。
He had worked hard, with every motive in the world, to scrub his German accent away, and that fluency eventually promoted him from armoured-car-greasing to translation.
為了改掉德國(guó)口音，他以極大的毅力努力學(xué)習(xí)；日后他正是憑借流利的英語(yǔ)而走出油膩的裝甲車(chē)成了一名譯員。

Instead, make sure that you know the right people, or at the very least, plan on greasing a few palms.
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Mercosur borders are more open in theory than fact: getting goods across can still be a time-consuming (and, at times, palm-greasing) affair.
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Grease is a thick, oily substance which is put on the moving parts of cars and other machines in order to make them work smoothly.
If you grease a part of a car, machine, or device, you put grease on it in order to make it work smoothly.
Grease is an oily substance that is produced by your skin.
Grease is animal fat that is produced by cooking meat. You can use grease for cooking.
If you grease a dish, you put a small amount of fat or oil around the inside of it in order to prevent food from sticking to it during cooking.