Word · Frequency #14127
slick
使光滑；使平整；使油亮
to make something smooth, glossy, or neat
- 1.
To make slick.
使光滑
使光滑；使漂亮；打扮整洁
In use
He slicked his hair back with gel before the job interview.
The morning rain slicks the pavement, so walk carefully.
She was slicking her hair down with a wet comb when the phone rang.
Verb forms
base slick · third person slicks · -ing slicking · past slicked · past participle slicked
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- slick back
- 把（头发）向后梳平
- He slicked back his hair with gel before the interview.面试前他用发胶把头发向后梳平。
- slick the road
- 使道路湿滑
- The rain slicked the road, so I drove slowly.雨使路面湿滑，所以我开车很慢。
- slick with oil
- 被油弄滑
- The deck was slicked with oil from the engine.甲板被发动机漏出的油弄得湿滑。
Idioms & figurative uses
- slick back
- 用发胶、水等把（头发）向后梳平He slicked his hair back with gel before the interview.面试前他用发胶把头发向后梳平。
- slick operator
- 精明圆滑的人；善于耍手腕的人The salesman was a slick operator, but few people trusted him.这个推销员很圆滑，但很少有人信任他。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：slick 开头 sl- 像 slippery（滑），给物体涂油后‘嗖’一声变光滑——使光滑。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：hair styling、surfaces slick 作动词时表示“使光滑”，通常用于具体动作，如把头发梳平或把表面擦亮；日常口语和一般描述中比较自然，正式书面语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and final /k/, so they rhyme with slick /slɪk/. Watch out for lookalikes that start with sli- but sound different: slight /slaɪt/ and slice /slaɪs/ have /aɪ/ and a different final sound. Also, silk /sɪlk/ is spelled similarly but ends in /lk/, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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