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Slippery Wet Road Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Difficult Slope 英

英语单词 slippery
英美音标 英 ['slɪpəri] 美 ['slɪpəri]
中文释义 adj.滑的;狡猾的;不可靠的
英语例句 (1) A wet road is usually slippery.
(2) The road was slippery after the rain.
(3) The England striker says the slippery Portuguese winker got him sent off in Saturday's World Cup clash.
中文例句 (1) 潮湿的路往往是滑的。
(2) 下雨之后道路很滑。
(3) 英格兰前锋说这个狡猾的葡萄牙人在周六的比赛中迫使自己下场后挤眉弄眼。
柯林斯解释
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。

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