Without money to grease them, the wheels of Commerce turn slowly or not at all.

And, the grease that keeps the wheels turning has virtually run dry.

使车轮保持运转的润滑油实际上已然耗尽。

With only 50 people involved in the research, we should be wary of making too many generalisations on this study alone, but it's an interesting pointer towards how a little bit of drink could grease the wheels as far as talking in a foreign language is concerned.

由于这项研究只有50名参与对象，我们要报以谨慎的态度，不能孤立对待，做过渡的总结，不过它还是提供了一种有趣的洞见，让我们知道在外语口语这个方面一点酒精能够祝我们一臂之力。

Firms want to believe that workers are there because they love it, she adds.'So if you want to grease the wheels in your favor, you can't be a clock watcher or just be in it for the money.

她还说，企业希望员工是因为热爱自己的工作才留在公司的，所以如果你想让事情按自己希望的方向发展，你就不能在那里混时间，或仅仅为了钱才在那里。

Maybe there's some sort of, um--I don't know, like, a--a--a donation or something I could give to the auto shop to, um... grease the wheels.

也许我能…我说不好，捐一笔钱…给汽车店，来给车轮上上油，促成事儿。

Rising capital outflows from China will help grease the wheels of commerce between China and its neighbours, thereby boosting the economic integration of the region, with the mainland at the helm.

更多资金流出中国，将有助于促进中国与其邻国的商业往来，从而推动由中国内地掌控的亚洲地区经济一体化进程。

EBay bought Skype in the belief that it would grease the wheels of its core online auctions business, making it easier for buyers and sellers to communicate.

ebay买入skype之时，曾认为它将推动其核心的在线拍卖业务发展，使得卖家和买家更容易沟通。

And most people agree that some lying is even necessary-to avoid petty squabbles and to grease the wheels of a relationship.

不过，很多人也认为，谎言是避免无谓的争论、缓和人际关系的必要手段。

Lubricate my car; grease the wheels.

给我的车添加润滑油。

Lubricate my car; grease the wheels. Contain mineral oil or synthetic additives to provide lubricity

给我的车添加润滑油。含有矿物基础油或合成添加剂，具良好的润滑性能

Mr Davis asked a friend to grease the wheels so he could borrow money from the bank.

戴维斯先生请一个朋友去疏通关系以便使他能从银行里借到钱。

Trade agreements grease the wheels of importing and exporting.

贸易协定能让进出口运行更顺畅。

I gave the removal men some money for a drink to help grease the wheels.

为了使事情顺利进行，我给了搬运人员一些酒钱。

Private Economic Development and the Test of "Corruption Grease the Wheels" Hypothesis

民营经济发展与腐败有效论的检验

And finally, the unsaturated permeability coefficient of gravelly soil is calculated by empirical formulas based on its SWCC and saturated permeability coefficient.

最后，根据土水特征曲线和饱和渗透系数，采用经验公式估算了其非饱和渗透系数。

After heavy tamping or compaction by rolling, the engineering properties of gravelly soil change with different coarse grained contents.

在重型击实或碾压后，砾质土的工程性质主要受粗粒含量的不同而变化。

Study on bearing capacity of foundations of saturated gravelly soil in the reservoir zone of the Changjiang Gorges

三峡库区饱和碎石土地基承载力研究

Research of Gravelly Soil with Spreading Gradation for Being Used in Soil Core Rockfill Dam

宽级配砾质土在土石坝心墙防渗中的应用与研究

Testing Study on strength reduction of gravelly soil in triggering area of debris flow under earthquake

地震作用下泥石流源区砾石土体强度的衰减实验

Gravelly soil slope surface shape and criticality under rainfall conditions

降雨作用下砾石土斜坡坡面形态及临界特性

Variation Mechanism of Filter in Crack Scour Test about Clay and Gravelly Soil

粘土与含砾土裂缝冲刷反滤层的变化机理