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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The team is a well-oiled machine right now.
  那支球队现在已经磨合得很好了。
• Just as important, it has a well-oiled organization.
  同样重要的是，其机构运行良好。
• 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。
• His role model is a well-oiled soccer team where 11 players work together for the success of the team.
  他将齐心协力的足球队当做榜样，希望做到11名队员为了团队的胜利共同努力。
• How do you go from haphazard doodler to a well-oiled design machine?
  怎样才能从一个偶然的设计混子成为游刃有余的设计机器呢？
• 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。