well-oiled

英 [ˌwel ˈɔɪld]

美 [ˌwel ˈɔɪld]

adj.  (系统或机构)运转顺畅的，运行良好的

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (系统或机构)运转顺畅的，运行良好的
  Journalists sometimes refer to a system or organization that is operating very efficiently as awell-oiledmachine.
  1. ...a well-oiled publicity machine...
     运转顺畅的宣传机器
  2. Just as important, it has a well-oiled organization.
     同样重要的是，其机构运行良好。

双语例句

• On a normal day, the Council is a well-oiled machine that can run even without politicians.
  在正常时期，欧盟理事会是一台状况良好的机器，即使在没有政治家的情况下也能运转。
• The top swung open on well-oiled hinges.
  用润滑良好的铰链固定的盖子一旋转就打开了。
• The team is a well-oiled machine right now.
  那支球队现在已经磨合得很好了。
• This was our first day out together as a team, and although we are a well-oiled machine now, that day we awkwardly scramble to assemble our gear to get the shot.
  这是我们第一次在野外组成团队。尽管我们都身经百战，那天还是手忙脚乱的才准备好拍摄这一场面。
• I didn't expect to see a well-oiled machine, but I did want them to run so hard they turned the turf into mud.
  我没有想到居然会看到一台喝醉的机器，我本来很希望球员们都努力奔跑，将草皮变成泥浆。
• Show tact ( or have great tact) in dealing with people She has a well-oiled disposition.
  在与人交往上极圆滑她生性圆滑爱奉承别人。
• Nokia factories eventually sprang up from Germany to China, part of a logistics machine so well-oiled that Nokia could feed the world's demand for cellphones faster than any other manufacturer in the world.
  诺基亚的工厂最终出现在从德国到中国的诸多国家，诺基亚的物流环节运转得非常顺畅，以致于它能够比世界上任何其他制造商都更快地满足全球消费者的手机需求。
• As for the president, it is his job to ensure that the company machinery ( people and equipment) runs efficiently like a well-oiled machine.
  而总裁的工作就是让公司象一架机器（包括人和设备）装满油一样有效地运转。
• He has lived through two world wars. The not-so-bad news is that the new battle for the Net is between two well-oiled machines, with lots of cash and plenty of incentive to innovate and keep their competitive edges sharp.
  但值得庆幸的是，这场战争在两大巨人之间展开，他们拥有大量的现金、足够的创新和争胜精神。
• He is a man with a well-oiled disposition.
  他是个好谄媚的人。