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slick

adjective
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(comparative slicker, superlative slickest)
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  1. (sometimes disapproving) done or made in a way that is clever and efficient but often does not seem to be sincere or lacks important ideas华而不实的；虚有其表的；取巧的
    • a slick advertising campaign华而不实的广告攻势
    • a slick performance表面热闹但内容贫乏的演出
    • You had to admire the slick presentation of last night’s awards ceremony.您不得不欣赏昨晚颁奖典礼的精巧呈现。
  2. (sometimes disapproving) speaking very easily and smoothly but in a way that does not seem sincere花言巧语的；能说会道的；油滑的 synonym glib
    • slick TV presenters伶牙俐齿的电视节目主持人
    • a slick salesman花言巧语的推销员
    • Her reply was too fast, too slick.她的回复太快，太光滑了。
  3. done quickly and smoothly娴熟的；灵巧的；流畅的 synonym skilful
    • The crowd enjoyed the team's slick passing.观众欣赏了这支球队娴熟的传接配合。🔊🔊
    • a slick gear change平滑的换挡
  4. smooth and difficult to hold or move on滑的；滑溜溜的 synonym slippery
    • The roads were slick with rain.下雨路滑。🔊🔊
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘glossy’ and ‘make smooth or glossy’): probably from Old English and related to Old Norse slíkr ‘smooth’; compare with sleek.

slick

noun
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  1. (also oil slick)
     an area of oil that is floating on the surface of the sea（海上）浮油，浮油膜
    • a 50 km slick from the damaged tanker从损坏的油轮滑了50公里
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    • The oil was moving along in a huge slick.石油大步向前走。
    • The spilt diesel oil formed a slick about two miles long.溢出的柴油形成了大约两英里长的浮油。
    • They used suction equipment to clean up the oil slick.他们使用吸尘设备清理浮油。
    Topics The environmentc2
  2. a small area of something wet and shiny一小片湿而亮的地方
    • a slick of sweat涔涔的汗水
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘glossy’ and ‘make smooth or glossy’): probably from Old English and related to Old Norse slíkr ‘smooth’; compare with sleek.

slick

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they slick
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he / she / it slicks
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past simple slicked
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past participle slicked
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-ing form slicking
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  1. to make hair very flat and smooth by putting oil, water, etc. on it使（头发）平整光溜
    • be slicked + adv./prep. His hair was slicked back/down with gel.他的头发用了发胶，朝后／朝下梳得平平整整的。
    Topics Appearancec2
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘glossy’ and ‘make smooth or glossy’): probably from Old English and related to Old Norse slíkr ‘smooth’; compare with sleek.