他给门卫塞了点钱,好让他的车能停在禁区。
He tried to grease the guard's palm to park his car in the restricted area.
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grease英 /ɡriːs/|美 /ɡris/
解释
grease 本义是"油脂、润滑油",在这里用作动词,表示"给...涂油"的比喻用法。
grease the palm 是一个固定短语,字面意思是"给手掌涂油",引申为"行贿、塞钱"的意思,指通过给钱来收买或影响他人。
He tried to grease the guard's palm to park his car in the restricted area.
grease 本义是"油脂、润滑油",在这里用作动词,表示"给...涂油"的比喻用法。 grease the palm 是一个固定短语,字面意思是"给手掌涂油",引申为"行贿、塞钱"的意思,指通过给钱来收买或影响他人。