Slippery
[ 'slɪpəri ]
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adj. 狡猾的;滑溜的;不可靠的;
💡 词根助记
slipp 滑+ ery 表名词→ ad.滑的，使人滑跤的
📝 例句
They are faced with slippery economic problems.
他们面临棘手的经济问题。
That is a slippery situation.
局势很不稳定。
The road was slippery after the rain.
下雨之后道路很滑。
The road is slippery after rain.
雨后路滑。
Much of the ride was through rain and slippery road.
大部分的路程都是在雨中和泥泞的路上走完的。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ slipper-拖鞋,y-you你:穿着拖鞋的你很狡猾
※ slipper-拖鞋,slippery-滑的:穿拖鞋的人经常在光滑地面上摔倒
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
slippery
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 (of a surface) difficult to hold, stand on or move on without slipping because it is smooth, wet, polished, etc （指物体表面）光滑的, 滑的
a slippery road, floor, etc 滑的路面、 地板等
Ice made the path slippery underfoot. 路上结了冰, 走起来很滑.
2 (infml 口) (of a person) not to be trusted; unreliable （指人）狡猾的, 不可靠的
a slippery salesman 油嘴滑舌的推销员
She's as slippery as an eel. 她像狐狸一样狡猾.
3 (infml 口) (of a situation, topic, problem, etc) difficult to deal with （指形势、 话题、 问题等）难处理的, 棘手的
the rather slippery subject of race relations 相当棘手的种族关系问题
be on slippery ground, ie be dealing with a subject that needs tact, care, etc 处於难以处理的局面.
4 (idm 习语) the slippery `slope (infml 口) course of action that can easily lead to disaster, failure, etc 易导致失败、 灾难等的情况
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.
🎯 考研助记
slip(v.滑)-slipper(n.拖鞋)-slippery(a.光滑的)
🔁 扩展释义
*['slipәri]a. 滑的, 光滑的, 靠不住的, 圆滑的, 不稳固的【法】 狡猾的, 不可靠的, 不安定的
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How about meeting each other half-way with the price gap?
我们折衷一下如何？
What is the total circulation of this newspaper.
这家报纸总发行量多少？
Three million people watched as the ashes of this great man were gently poured into the brown waters of the river that would carry them to the ocean.
还有300万人守望着这位伟人的骨灰缓缓撒入褐以的恒河，河水把他的骨灰送向大海。