Slippery
[ 'slɪpəri ]
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adj. 狡猾的;滑溜的;不可靠的;
💡 词根助记
slipp 滑+ ery 表名词→ ad.滑的，使人滑跤的
📝 例句
They are faced with slippery economic problems.
他们面临棘手的经济问题。
That is a slippery situation.
局势很不稳定。
The road was slippery after the rain.
下雨之后道路很滑。
The road is slippery after rain.
雨后路滑。
Much of the ride was through rain and slippery road.
大部分的路程都是在雨中和泥泞的路上走完的。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ slipper-拖鞋,y-you你:穿着拖鞋的你很狡猾
※ slipper-拖鞋,slippery-滑的:穿拖鞋的人经常在光滑地面上摔倒
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
slippery
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 (of a surface) difficult to hold, stand on or move on without slipping because it is smooth, wet, polished, etc （指物体表面）光滑的, 滑的
a slippery road, floor, etc 滑的路面、 地板等
Ice made the path slippery underfoot. 路上结了冰, 走起来很滑.
2 (infml 口) (of a person) not to be trusted; unreliable （指人）狡猾的, 不可靠的
a slippery salesman 油嘴滑舌的推销员
She's as slippery as an eel. 她像狐狸一样狡猾.
3 (infml 口) (of a situation, topic, problem, etc) difficult to deal with （指形势、 话题、 问题等）难处理的, 棘手的
the rather slippery subject of race relations 相当棘手的种族关系问题
be on slippery ground, ie be dealing with a subject that needs tact, care, etc 处於难以处理的局面.
4 (idm 习语) the slippery `slope (infml 口) course of action that can easily lead to disaster, failure, etc 易导致失败、 灾难等的情况
A one-party state can be the start of the slippery slope towards fascism. 一党专政有可能是滑向法西斯主义的起点.
🎯 考研助记
slip(v.滑)-slipper(n.拖鞋)-slippery(a.光滑的)
🔁 扩展释义
*['slipәri]a. 滑的, 光滑的, 靠不住的, 圆滑的, 不稳固的【法】 狡猾的, 不可靠的, 不安定的
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I got it.
我猜对了。
Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot.
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝。
and perhaps convertibles or the income shares of split capital investment trusts.
可能还有可换证券，或分割资本投资信托公司的所得股。