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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is a man with a well-oiled disposition.
  他是个好谄媚的人。
• 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。
• Markets are not a well-oiled machine: they are a constantly changing, adaptive biological system.
  市场不是一架润滑良好的机器，而是一个不断变化与适应的生物系统。
• Whether you are the leader of a small project team or the manager of a large company, you'll be sure to gain insight and practical techniques to make your team work as a well-oiled machine.
  不管你是一个小项目团队领导者还是一个大公司的经理，你一定会从中掌握能让你团队如同一台加满油并运转良好的机器一样合作奋进的理念和技巧。
• 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。