Word · Frequency #14127
slick
湿滑的；滑溜的
Slippery or smooth, especially because of a covering of liquid.
常形容湿滑的表面，如路面。
- 1.
Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
因覆盖液体而光滑或湿滑；常形容外观
- 2.
Sleek; smooth.
油亮的；光滑的
- 3.
Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
看起来昂贵或精致的
- 4.
Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
表面令人信服实则不可靠的
光滑的；光亮的；高档的；考究的；花言巧语的；华而不实的；因覆盖液体而光滑或湿滑；常形容外观；油亮的；光滑的
In use
After the storm, the streets were slick with rain.
The wet marble floor was so slick that I almost slipped.
Please walk slowly on the slick pavement beside the pool.
Connections
Collocations
- slick road
- 湿滑的路面
- The rain made the roads slick, so drivers slowed down.雨水使路面湿滑，司机们都放慢了速度。
- slick surface
- 光滑的表面
- Signs warned of a slick surface after the floors were waxed.地板打蜡后，标志警告说地面很滑。
- slick finish
- 光滑亮泽的饰面
- The car's slick finish attracted everyone's attention at the show.汽车光滑亮泽的饰面在展会上吸引了大家的目光。
- slick design
- 时尚精致的设计
- The new smartphone has a slick design that feels premium.新款智能手机设计时尚精致，手感高档。
- slick politician
- 油嘴滑舌的政客
- He was a slick politician who avoided giving straight answers.他是个油嘴滑舌的政客，从不正面回答问题。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：slick 与 slip（滑）形近音近，地上有油就滑溜；油亮外表既显高档，也可能油嘴滑舌不靠谱。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：wet roads and floors、polished surfaces and hair、advertising and media、persuasive speech 该词作形容词时语气依语境变化：描述地面湿滑、表面光亮时多属中性；指外观精致或口才圆滑时较常见于口语，且后者常带贬义。
Grammar Note
形容词，比较级为 slicker，最高级为 slickest，常与介词 with 搭配表示‘布满…的’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with slick /slɪk/ are pick, tick, kick, quick, and click, all ending in the sound /ɪk/. Beware of silk /sɪlk/: it looks similar (shares 'sl' and 'k') but has the vowel /ɪ/ followed by /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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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