Apedia

Slippery Difficult Wet Informal Slope ˈslɪpəri Stop Adj Graded

word slippery
content 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
WDF

slippery

[ˈslɪpəri]

CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTS
j7843
2539
262
896
798
335
248
ADJ9143
64416

Spoken:

57173779
滑的(73%),狡猾的(21%),不可靠的(6%)
adj.滑的;狡猾的;不稳定的
open www.ankiedu.club
Collins
slippery ★☆☆☆☆
/slɪ̱pəri/
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]滑溜溜的;滑的 Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold.
  • The tiled floor was wet and slippery...

    瓷砖地面又湿又滑。

  • Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions.

    提醒驾车人要当心路滑。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]滑头的;靠不住的;狡猾的 You can describe someone as slippery if you think that they are dishonest in a clever way and cannot be trusted.
  [disapproval]
  • He is a slippery customer, and should be carefully watched.

    他是一个狡猾的顾客,要小心提防。

3
[PHRASE 短语]滑向深渊的道路 If someone is on a slippery slope, they are involved in a course of action that is difficult to stop and that will eventually lead to failure or trouble.
  [N inflects]
  • The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer.

    该公司认为他们比顾客更了解情况,而有这种想法注定是要失败的。


Oxford
slip·pery / ˈslɪpəri ; NAmE ˈslɪpəri / adjective 1 ( also informal slippy ) difficult to hold or to stand or move on, because it is smooth, wet or polished 滑的;滑得抓不住(或站不稳、难以行走)的 slippery like a fish 滑得像条鱼似的 In places the path can be wet and slippery. 这条小径有些路段又湿又滑。 His hand was slippery with sweat. 他的手汗津津的。 2 ( informal) (of a person ) that you cannot trust 油滑的;滑头滑脑的;靠不住的 Don't believe what he says—he's a slippery customer. 他说什么你可别信,他是个滑头的家伙。 3 ( informal) (of a situation, subject, problem, etc. 情况、课题、问题等 ) difficult to deal with and that you have to think about carefully 难以应对的;棘手的 Freedom is a slippery concept (= because its meaning changes according to your point of view). 自由是一个难以明确的概念。 IDIOM the/a slippery ˈslope a course of action that is difficult to stop once it has begun, and can lead to serious problems or disaster 使人滑向深渊的斜坡;危险的境地 slip·pery / ˈslɪpəri ; NAmE ˈslɪpəri /
LDC
slipperyslip‧per‧y /ˈslɪpəri/ ●●○ adjective
Word Origin
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
Word family
1something that is slippery is difficult to hold, walk on etc because it is wet or greasy:  In places, the path can be wet and slippery. Harry’s palms were slippery with sweat.2informal someone who is slippery cannot be trusted:  Martin is a slippery customer (=someone you should not trust) so be careful what you say to him.3not having one clear meaning and able to be understood in different ways:  the slippery notion of ‘standards’4(be on) a/the slippery slope British English informal used to talk about a process or habit that is difficult to stop and which will develop into something extremely badslippery to/towards He is on the slippery slope to a life of crime.slipperiness noun [uncountable]

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: يتصل هاتفيا make call to

Previous card: كابينة هاتف phone box a

Up to card list: 雅思词汇词根联想记忆乱序版