slippery
['slipəri]
adj.滑的, 狡猾的, 不可靠的
例句与用法:
Wheels won't bite on a slippery surface.
车轮打滑。
Having a slippery or smooth quality.
质地平滑的有滑或光滑的品质的
A wet road is usually slippery.
潮湿的路往往是滑的。
Negotiation of the slippery road was not easy.
通过这条很滑的路并不容易。
词形变化:
形容词比较级: slipperier | 形容词最高级: slipperiest | 名词: slipperiness |
a.
1. 滑的; 容易滑的
The road was slippery after the rain.
下雨之后道路很滑。
2. (问题等)须小心对待的
They are faced with slippery economic problems.
他们面临棘手的经济问题。
3. 易滑脱的
4. 油滑的; 靠不住的
That guy is a slippery character.
那人是一个狡猾的家伙。
5. 不稳定的; 不明确的
That is a slippery situation.
局势很不稳定。
slippery
形容词比较级:slipperier
形容词最高级:slipperiest
词形变化:
形容词比较级: slipperier | 形容词最高级: slipperiest | 名词: slipperiness |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.油滑的, 光滑的
slick
oily
greasy
smooth
sleek
glassy
glossy
skiddy
waxed
buttery
unctuous
icy
slimy
waxy
satiny
glazed
wet
a.短暂的, 暂时的, 很快消失的
transient
transitory
passing
temporal
ephemeral
fleeting
momentary
fragile
evanescent
disappearing
provisional
intermediate
impermanent
short-lived
a.狡猾的, 阴险的, 不忠的, 不可靠的
shifty
tricky
deceitful
two-faced
Janus-faced
foxy
cunning
reptilian
snaky
slick
double-dealing
treacherous
perfidious
faithless
disloyal
unreliable
undependable
untrustworthy
fly-by-night
elusive
evasive
deceptive
like a snake
shady
dishonest
sneaky
devious
a.不稳定的, 不安全的, 危险的, 靠不住的
unstable
unsteady
unsafe
precarious
dangerous
perilous
hazardous
ticklish
risky
built on sand
tottery
shaky
critical
unsound
hanging by a thread
同义参见:
crooked
fishy
wily
slippery['slipəri]adj.1.■2.■滑的;致使打滑的3.■(问题等)需小心对待的4.■易滑脱的,抓不住的5.■油滑的,不老实的;靠不住的6.■不稳定的;不明确的7.■[古语]放肆的;放荡的变形adj.slipperierslipperiest
slipperyslippery[ˈslipəri]adj.1.■滑溜的, 光滑的2.■易滑脱的3.■狡猾的, 依赖的; 不稳固的; 易变的4.■含糊的; 难以捉摸的slippery elm【植】(北美)滑榆(木, 皮)a slippery customer滑头a slippery situation [position]变化不定的形势[地位]a slippery term难以捉摸的字眼
继承用法slipperilyadv.
词性变化slipperinessn.
adjective
- (of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy
(表面,物体)滑的;致使打滑的
slippery ice.
易打滑的冰。
her hand was slippery with sweat.
她的手因有汗而滑溜溜的。
■(of a person) evasive and unpredictable; not to be relied on
(人)油滑的,不老实的;靠不住的
Martin's a slippery customer.
马丁油滑的客户。
■(of a word or concept) elusive in meaning because changing according to one's point of view
(词语,概念)含糊的;难以捉摸的
the word ‘intended’ is a decidedly slippery one.
intended 显然是个含糊的词。
slippery slope
- an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous
会导致错误(或灾难)或会遭拒的)观点(或行为)
he is on the slippery slope towards a life of crime.
他正在滑向罪恶人生。
slipperily
adverb
slipperiness
noun
语源
- late 15th cent.: from dialect slipper 'slippery', probably suggested by Luther's schlipfferig
slippery
形容词 slippery:
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
同义词:slippy
not to be trusted- James Agee
同义词:tricky
slippery
■KJV] Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
[新译]愿他们的路又暗又滑,有耶和华的使者追赶他们。
■"A lot of cheddar cheese today is young, slippery and rubbery.
“现在有很多切达乳酪熟成不够,滑滑的,像橡皮一样。
■"Sign", "plank", "snow", skiing athletic key main factor is "slippery".
“立”、“板”、“雪”、“滑”是滑雪运动的关键要素。
■A one-party state can be the start of the slippery slope towards fascism .
一党专政有可能是滑向法西斯主义的起点.
■A one-party state can be the start of the slippery slope towards fascism.
一党专政有可能是滑向法西斯主义的起点。
■A heavy rain made the road rather slippery.
一场大雨使道路很滑。
■The slippery bar of soap seemed to jump from his hands.
一块很滑的肥皂好象从他手中跳了出去似的。
■It had been raining and the road was slippery.
一直下着雨,路上很滑。
■Inside the slaughterhouse, the floor is shiny and slippery, splotched with red.
一间屠宰房内,地板闪亮滑腻,血迹斑斑。
■The road was slippery after the rain.
下雨之后道路很滑。
■Driving in rainy weather is dangerous because the roads are very slippery.
下雨天开车很危险,因为路面非常湿滑。
■Don't lend any money to that slippery person.
不要借钱给那个狡猾的家伙。
■Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.
不要嘲笑摔倒的人,你前面的路还有更光滑的。
■It is forbidden to drive a forklift on a very rough or slippery surface.
严禁在油滑或高低不平的地面驾驶叉车。
■Actually the personality of a company is an odd and slippery thing.
事实上,企业个性是一种奇怪的而且靠不住的说法。
■Adam: Oops! I dropped it again! That is a slippery shrimp!
亚当:噢喔,又掉了!那虾子还真滑啊!
■Discuss the standardization of social speaking from "Slippery Floor!
从"小心地滑"看社会用语规范化!
■They were tripping one another up on slippery precedents.
他们根据极不可靠的判例,彼此挑眼儿。
■They were inching their way along the slippery ridge .
他们沿着滑溜溜的山脊慢慢前进。
■They are faced with slippery economic problems.
他们面临棘手的经济问题。
■He took a nasty flop on that slippery sidewalk.
他在那打滑的人行道上跌得很惨。
■He, in his sleigh pulled by nine reindeer, usually lands on slippery sloped roofs.
他坐在由九头驯鹿拉着的雪橇上,在通常很滑的斜屋顶上降落。
■He safely negotiated the slippery stepping-stones.
他安全地走过了打滑的石阶。
■He was beginning to believe that he had a very slippery person to deal with indeed.
他开始感到,他的这个对手实在很狡猾。
■He is as slippery as an eel and simply refuses to be pinned down on anything.
他很圆滑, 什么事情都不肯承担责任。
■He is one of the most slippery businessmen in the local business community, just like an eel.
他是当地商界最滑头的商人之一。
■He has nothing of the supple form or slippery manner of the modern Greek about him.
他没有一点当今希腊人那种柔软的身段和圆滑世故的神态。
■After the failure of his last novel, his reputation stands on slippery grounds.
他的上部小说失败之后,声誉一落千丈。
■After the failure of his last noel, his reputation stands on slippery grounds.
他的上部小说失败之后,声誉一落千丈。(不能译为"站在滑动的场地上了。"
■His hand was slippery with sweat.
他的手汗津津的。
■He felt the maw heavy and slippery in his hands and he slit it open.
他觉得鱼胃在手里重甸甸、滑溜溜的,就把它剖开来。
■Don't believe what he says,he's a slippery customer.
他说什么你可别信,他是个滑头。
■Slippery Slope Assumes a chain of cause-effect relationships with very suspect connections.
以非常可疑的联系假定一个因果关系。
■Critics say the policy is a slippery slope not fit for a democracy.
但是也有批评者表示,这种政策不该存在于一个民主政体之内。
■But the ground is too slippery,I don't want to end up staying in the hospital after the game.
但这场地太滑了,我可不想一会儿被送进医院。
■Have you ever gotten caught on a slippery road and felt the wheels under you spinning and going nowhere?
你买到名扬滑路、纺你感受到车轮下,哪儿?
■It is as slippery as an eel.
你抓不住它,它滑得很。
■You can't catch it is as slippery as an eel.
你抓不住它,狡猾得很。
■You can never pin down Wendy to an exact time and place to meet;she's such a slippery customer.
你根本不能给文迪限定一个确定切的见面时间和地点,她真滑头。
■There were signs, my slippery friend. And more than whispers.
信号多的很,我的狡猾朋友.而且比风声还多.
■A sheet or surface of glassy and very slippery ice.
光滑明亮的表面光亮的和很光滑的冰的表层或表面
■Six slippery snails, slid slowly seaward.
六只湿滑的蜗牛慢慢地滑向海边。
■The frozen snow was so slippery that it was hard to keep one's feet.
冰雪溜滑, 人们很难站稳。
■The frozen snow was so slippery that is was hard t keep one's feet.
冰雪溜滑,人们很难站稳。
■Don't trust him. He's as slippery as an eel.
别相信他。那家伙狡猾得很。
■He is as slippery as an eel.
别跟他做生意,他十分狡猾。
■Garfield is a slippery customer; he's twice escaped from police custody.
加菲尔德是个狡猾的家伙,两次逃脱警察的拘捕。
■To Take Notice of Safe; The Slippery are Very Crafty.
原意是这样的:请注意安全,这条路很滑。
■While this may sound plausible, it is a slippery concept to use in practice.
原译:然而这听起来却似是而非,由于该概念在实际操作中会不断发生变化。
■The linoleum on the kitchen floor is slippery when it's wet.
厨房地面上的塑胶地毯湿的时候很滑。