well-oiled

基本解釋

Each worker is, in a way, a cog in this huge, well-oiled production machine.
每個工人在某種程度上都是這個運轉(zhuǎn)良好的機器上的齒輪。
It was the same appeal that the military bases back in Hawaii had always held for me as a young boy, with their tidy streets and well-oiled machinery, the crisp uniforms and crisper salutes.
同樣的理由，為什么老家的軍事基地總是用干干凈凈的街道、上好油的機器、搞笑的制服和更加搞笑的敬禮來把我們限制成小孩子。
Others argue that even if values look high compared with elsewhere, this only reflects the strength of a well-oiled economy running at full throttle.
其他一些分析家認(rèn)為就算和別的地區(qū)相比，該地區(qū)的市價的確較高，那也只是反映了運轉(zhuǎn)良好的石油經(jīng)濟(jì)正在全速前進(jìn)而已。

Does the well-oiled, widely feted political machinery of the White House run on its own?
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When private demand suddenly plunges, it helps to have a well-oiled machinery of state that can quickly step in.
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"You talk about a well-oiled machine, those guys are efficient both offensively and defensively, " Raptors coach Dwane Casey said.
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Journalists sometimes refer to a system or organization that is operating very efficiently as a well-oiled machine.