grease

Dầu mỡ, chất bôi trơn

a thick oily substance made from animal fat or oil, used for cooking and lubricating machinery

• grease the pan before cooking

Collocations cooking grease · motor oil grease

• Apply some grease to the hinges.

  Đầu dầu mỡ vào các bản lề.

Bôi trơn, bôi mỡ lên

to put oil or fat on something in order to make it work smoothly

• grease the lock

Collocations grease a door hinge · grease a wheel

• Grease the door hinges so they don't squeak.

  Bôi mỡ vào bản lề cửa để chúng không kêu.

Làm cho điều gì đó dễ dàng hơn hoặc có khả năng xảy ra cao hơn

to make something easier or more likely to happen, often by giving someone an advantage in a dishonest way

• grease the wheels of progress

Collocations grease someone's palm · grease the system

• He greased the palms of the officials to get a permit.

  Anh ta đã đưa hối lộ cho các quan chức để được cấp giấy phép.