He spit-shined his dress shoes before the job interview to make them shine.

spit-shined 是动词 spit-shine 的过去式。spit 意思是"唾液"，shine 意思是"擦亮"。spit-shine 指用少量唾沫配合布料擦拭皮鞋使其发亮的传统擦鞋方法。