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a glib answer/remark/excuse
glib 修饰名词时常含贬义，指说法动听但空洞。
The politician offered a glib excuse for the delay.
这位政客为延误给出了一个圆滑的借口。
肤浅的；浅薄的
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肤浅的；浅薄的
marked by lack of intellectual depth; superficial
The politician offered a glib excuse for the delay.
这位政客为延误给出了一个圆滑的借口。
能说会道但缺乏思考或理解；肤浅；浅薄。
Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
缺乏知识深度的
marked by lack of intellectual depth
巧言善辩但不真诚；油嘴滑舌、甜言蜜语、能说会道。
Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.
仅表面可信的
having only superficial plausibility
Her glib response to the serious question made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
她对这个严肃问题作出的肤浅回答让房间里每个人都不舒服。
AI contextual example
The salesman's promise sounded glib, so we asked for the details in writing.
销售员的承诺听起来很肤浅，所以我们要求以书面形式提供细节。
AI contextual example
He gave a glib explanation for missing the meeting, but no one believed it.
他对自己缺席会议给出一个肤浅的解释，但没人相信。
AI contextual example
glib generalizations
肤浅的概括。
WordNet
glib 修饰名词时常含贬义，指说法动听但空洞。
The politician offered a glib excuse for the delay.
这位政客为延误给出了一个圆滑的借口。
用于评论话语或态度，强调缺乏诚意或深度。
His apology sounded too glib to be sincere.
他的道歉听起来过于圆滑，显得不真诚。
表示对某事轻率、不认真地随口一说。
She was glib about the potential consequences.
她对可能的后果轻描淡写。
Not this
She is glib, and her speech was excellent.
Use this
She is eloquent, and her speech was excellent.
glib 意为“肤浅的、油嘴滑舌的”，带贬义，指话语流畅但缺乏深度或诚意；若想表达“雄辩的、有说服力”的褒义，应用 eloquent。
Not this
He answered glib and walked away.
Use this
He answered glibly and walked away.
glib 是形容词，不能修饰动词 answered；修饰动词要用副词 glibly。
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油嘴滑舌；能说会道
He has a glib tongue, but his arguments are shallow.
他油嘴滑舌，但论点浅薄。
肤浅的回答
The politician gave a glib answer that satisfied no one.
那位政客给出了一个肤浅的答案，谁都不满意。
花言巧语；空谈
All his glib talk about reform led to no real changes.
他关于改革的所有花言巧语都没有带来真正的改变。
轻率的承诺；空头许诺
The company made glib promises about product quality, but customers were disappointed.
公司对产品质量作出了轻率的承诺，但顾客感到失望。
花言巧语的借口
She came up with a glib excuse for missing the meeting.
她为错过会议编了一个花言巧语的借口。
油嘴滑舌，能说会道（常含贬义）
He has a glib tongue, but his promises are empty.
他油嘴滑舌，但他的承诺都是空话。
花言巧语，油滑的言谈
Don't be taken in by his glib talk.
不要被他花言巧语所欺骗。
油滑的答复；敷衍的回答
The politician gave a glib answer to a difficult question.
这位政客对一个棘手的问题给出了油滑的答复。
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记忆窍门：glib 听起来像“格利布”，像一层光亮的薄冰，说得顺溜却一踩就破，没深度。
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式评论与批评、日常对话、媒体报道 glib 通常带有贬义，指说话流利但内容肤浅或不够真诚；正式评论和日常对话中都可能出现，语气偏否定。若需要中性表达“流利”，可换用更客观的措辞。
这些词都与 glib 押韵（/ɪb/）。注意 glib 与 glide /ɡlaɪd/、globe /ɡloʊb/ 拼写相似，但发音不同。
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