Front | greasy |
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Back | 牛津8 BrE /ˈɡriːsi/NAmE /ˈɡriːsi/BrE /ˈɡriːzi/NAmE /ˈɡriːzi/adjective  example bank (greas•ier, greasi•est)1 covered in a lot of grease or oilgreasy fingers/marks/overalls The sink was piled high with greasy dishes.2 (disapproving) (of food) cooked with too much oilgreasy chips3 (disapproving) (of hair or skin) producing too much natural oillong greasy hair4 (informal, disapproving) (of people or their behaviour) friendly in a way that does not seem sincere smarmya greasy smile He told me how well I'd done in that greasy way of his.the greasy ˈpole (informal) used to refer to the difficult way to the top of a profession 牛津7双解 柯林斯2008 |
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