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

• 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。
• Beyond them, a well-oiled black man in aG-string turned and flexed his buttocks.
  在她们后面，一个满身抹油只用一根布条系在裆下的黑人男子转身扭动着臀部。
• The team is a well-oiled machine right now.
  那支球队现在已经磨合得很好了。
• 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。
• Accompanying him also were the smells of chewing tobacco, well-oiled leather and horses& a combination of odors that she always associated with her father and instinctively liked in other men.
  他身上还散发着咀嚼烟草和擦过油的皮革以及马汗的气味&这是一股各种味道的混杂，她经常把它同父亲联系起来，以致在别人身上闻到时也本能地喜欢。
• 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。
• Just as important, it has a well-oiled organization.
  同样重要的是，其机构运行良好。
• 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。
• Americans and Canadians travel a lot, so the travel industry is a well-oiled machine for attracting potential tourists.
  美国人和加拿大人经常旅游，欣欣向荣的旅游业也吸引了大批潜在的旅游者。