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正面 7986.slick
英 [slɪk]美 [slɪk]

背面
释义:
adj. 光滑的;华而不实的;聪明的;熟练的;老套的n. [机] 平滑器;[机] 修光工具;通俗杂志adv. 灵活地;聪明地vt. 使光滑;使漂亮vi. 打扮整洁n. (Slick)人名;(英)斯利克
例句:
1. They were outplayed by the Colombians' slick passing and decisive finishing.哥伦比亚队凭借流畅的传球和终场前的制胜进球击败了他们。

1. sleek <===> slick.2. sleek originated as a variant form of slick.3. from PIE root *(s)lei- "slime, slimy, sticky, slippery, slide".
slick 使光滑,使漂亮,油滑的,花言巧语的,虚有其表的来自古英语-slician,使光滑,来自 Proto-Germanic*slikana,滑动,来自 PIE*sleig,滑动,来自 PIE*slei,滑的,词源同 slime,slip.引申诸相关词义。
slickslick: see sleekslick (v.)Old English -slician (in nigslicod "newly made sleek"), from Proto-Germanic *slikojan, from base *slikaz (cognates: Old Norse slikr "smooth," Old High German slihhan "to glide," German schleichen "to creep, crawl, sneak," Dutch slijk "mud, mire"), from PIE *sleig- "to smooth, glide, be muddy," from root *(s)lei- "slimy" (see slime (n.)). Related: Slicked; slicking.slick (n.)1620s, a kind of cosmetic, from slick (v.). Meaning "smooth place on the surface of water caused by oil, etc." is attested from 1849. Meaning "a swindler, clever person" is attested from 1959.slick (adj.)early 14c., "smooth, glossy, sleek" (of skin or hair); sense of "clever in deception" is first recorded 1590s; that of "first-class, excellent" is from 1833. Related: Slickly; slickness."

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