Grease the wheels
贿赂, 使顺利进行
🧩 词语组成解析
grease
[gris]
n. 动物油脂;油膏，润滑油;〈俚〉贿赂;
vt. 涂油脂于，用油脂润滑;贿赂;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
n. 旋转；车轮（wheel的复数）
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm not getting on very fast with this job.
我这份工作进展不快。
I wasn't serious, I meant it as a joke.
我并非有意，我只是开个玩笑而已。
If we were able to discover lowly forms of life like bacteria on another planet, it would completely change our view of ourselves.
如果我们能够在另一颗行星上找到诸如细菌的那种低等生命，那么这个发现将彻底改变我们对我们自己的看法。