grease
/ɡriːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡriːs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgrēs/ (ame, mw)
grease — noun
1. a thick, slippery fatty substance used in cooking or on machines to help parts m
a thick, slippery fatty substance used in cooking or on machines to help parts move more easily.
A layer of grease covered the oven tray after the roast chicken.
a layer of grease — common noun phrase
The mechanic wiped black grease from his hands with a rag.
wipe grease from hands
Grease from the burger soaked through the paper bag on Diya's lap.
Old grease around the chain made the bicycle look dirty.
The cook poured the hot grease into a metal tin to cool.
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. In cooking, it often means fat left after frying or roasting; with machines, it means the thick substance put on chains, gears, and hinges.
常見錯誤
grease — verb
- greasepresent simple I / you / we / they
- greases3rd person singular
- greasing-ing form
- greasedpast simple
1. to spread a thick oily substance on a surface or moving part so it moves smoothl
to spread a thick oily substance on a surface or moving part so it moves smoothly or does not stick.
Mateo greased the baking tin before spooning in the cake mixture.
grease + cooking surface
Please grease the door hinge so it stops squeaking at night.
grease + moving part
The bike shop greased Otis's chain during the free safety check.
Workers greased the metal rollers before starting the conveyor belt.
Sophia greased her hands lightly before shaping the sticky dough.
文法句型
grease + object
grease + object + before/so-clause
用法筆記
Usually takes a direct object such as a pan, hinge, chain, or roller. Common in cooking and maintenance instructions, often with a reason or time clause after it.