单词 | slippery |
释义 | slippery /'slipan; 'shpan/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 (of a surface) smooth, wet, polished, etc so that it is difficult to hold, to stand on, or to move on: (指表面)光滑的; 湿滑的: ~ roads; 湿滑的路; ~ under foot; 脚下滑溜的; (fig) (of a subject) needing care: (喻)(指问题)需要小心的: We re on ~ ground when dealing with this subject. 我们处理这个问题时需要小心。 be on a ~ slope, (fig) on a course of action which may lead to failure or disgrace. (喻)采取可能招致失败或耻辱的行动。 2 (fig, of persons) unreliable; unscrupulous: (喻,指人)不可靠的; 滑头的; 无耻的: a ~ customer, a rogue, 无赖 He's as ~ as an eel, is untrustworthy, difficult to manage, 他非常狡滑。 slipperiness n |
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