"polish off" in Chinese (Simplified)
吃光干掉 (食物)
Definition
很快且彻底地完成某事,尤其用于吃光食物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
口语表达,常用来形容很快吃完食物,有时也用于很快做完某事,但主要与食物相关。和 'finish off' 意思接近,但语气更有活力。
Examples
He polished off his dinner in five minutes.
他五分钟就把晚饭**吃光**了。
They polished off a whole cake together.
他们一起把整块蛋糕**吃光**了。
I was hungry, so I polished off my lunch quickly.
我饿了,所以很快就把午饭**吃光**。
We barely talked; she just polished off her burger and left.
我们几乎没说话,她只是把汉堡**吃光**就走了。
Those kids could polish off a pizza in seconds!
那些孩子一会儿就能把披萨**吃光**!
Let's polish off these leftovers before they go bad.
我们赶紧把这些剩菜**吃光**,免得坏了。