shoeshine

noun

1. 擦鞋（生意）
   the activity of cleaning people's shoes for money
   1. a shoeshine stand on West 32nd Street
      西32街上的一家擦鞋摊

1. The 92-year-old Marvel godfather made a surprise cameo on the series, popping up at a street-side shoeshine stand.
   92岁的漫威教父在《卡特特工》剧中惊喜的打了个酱油，他突然出现在街边擦鞋摊中。
2. In the absence of a helpful shoeshine boy, magazines can play a small part in this overshooting.
   （们）乏这么一个有用的鞋童，杂志只在过辐射境况中起到一小部分的作用。
3. Everyone knows that when the shoeshine boy offers you investment advice, it is time to sell.
   众所周知，当擦皮鞋的男孩都向你提供投资建议时，就到了该抛售的时候。
4. You'll never get anywhere as a shoeshine.
   如果你原地踏步，你永远到不了任何地方。
5. During the first half of the20th century, men would receive manicures along with a haircut, shave, and shoeshine in a package deal.
   二十世纪前半，男性所接受的指甲修护包含在理发、刮胡子和擦鞋的成套服务内。
6. He left school early, worked as a shoeshine boy and then as a lathe operator before becoming a militant trade-union leader.
   他早年辍学，先后当过擦鞋童和车工，后来成为一名斗志昂扬的工会领导人。
7. Even shoeshine boys warn about "global imbalances" these days.
   如今，就连擦鞋的伙计都在警告人们当心“全球失衡”。
8. The machine is suitable for automatically filling and sealing tooth paste, shoeshine, cosmetic, flexible tube drug and so on.
   本机适用于牙膏、鞋油、化装品、药业等产品的自动包装。
9. The fact is the shoeshine test is just another indicator of the remarkably high cost of business in Brazil.
   事实是，这个擦鞋测试只是又一个迹象，表明巴西企业的成本非常高。

noun

1. the act of shining shoes
   1. he charged a dollar for a shoeshine

2. a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing
   1. his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine