英语词汇“slippery”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

slippery

(slɪpəri )

Word forms: slipperier, slipperiest

1. adjective

Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold.

The tiled floor was wet and slippery.

Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions.

Synonyms: smooth, icy, greasy, glassy

2. adjective

You can describe someone as slippery if you think that they are dishonest in a clever way and cannot be trusted. [disapproval]

He is a slippery customer, and should be carefully watched.

3. slippery slope phrase

If someone is on a slippery slope, they are involved in a course of action that is difficult to stop and that will eventually lead to failure or trouble.

The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer.

Idioms:

slippery as an eel

used to describe someone whom it is very difficult to catch, or from whom it is very difficult to get the information that you want

His opponent in the boxing ring was as slippery as an eel, as cunning as a fox and as quick as lightning.

on a slippery slope

involved in a course of action that cannot be stopped and that will lead to failure or serious trouble

These young people are already on the slippery slope to criminality.

Collocations:

slippery concept

Not surprisingly, many of them concern leavetaking, exile and the elusive, slippery concept of 'home'.

Times, Sunday Times

When 'commonwealth' was more often employed in later centuries it was a slippery concept, which changed meaning depending on who used it.

The Times Literary Supplement

But culpability proves a slippery concept in a violent environment where so little makes sense.

Times, Sunday Times

Because we're bombarded by advertisements insisting that we deserve more and more and more, enough can be a slippery concept for us.

Christianity Today

Maybe they revised down their estimates of the degree of slack left in the economy- always a slippery concept to get your mind round.

Times, Sunday Times

slippery floor

This has to be done on a slippery floor - vinyl works well.

The Sun

Greasy, slippery floors cause many of the trips and falls.

Globe and Mail

Additionally, two-thirds of falls are associated with walking on slippery floors, rushing, or carrying an object.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

slippery surface

That and the drizzly rain, slippery surface and soup-thick fog put the mockers on an otherwise highly spirited ride for most of the day.

The Sun (2007)

But scientists have overlooked the difference between the old, grippier cotton laces and modern nylon laces with their slippery surface.

The Sun (2017)

Qualifying under lights on a slippery surface surrounded by walls is the perfect scenario for a jumbled grid.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

The anti-sticking capability of the electrosurgical scalpel with self-lubricating slippery surface was tested.

Guang Liu, Pengfei Zhang, Yang Liu, Deyuan Zhang, Huawei Chen 2018, 'Self-Lubricanting Slippery Surface with Wettability Gradients for Anti-Sticking of Electrosurgical Scalpel', Micromachines

Translations:

Chinese: 滑的

Japanese: 滑りやすい

单词	slippery
释义	slippery (slɪpəri ) Word forms: slipperier, slipperiest 1. adjective Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold. The tiled floor was wet and slippery. Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions. Synonyms: smooth, icy, greasy, glassy 2. adjective You can describe someone as slippery if you think that they are dishonest in a clever way and cannot be trusted. [disapproval] He is a slippery customer, and should be carefully watched. 3. slippery slope phrase If someone is on a slippery slope, they are involved in a course of action that is difficult to stop and that will eventually lead to failure or trouble. The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer. Idioms: slippery as an eel used to describe someone whom it is very difficult to catch, or from whom it is very difficult to get the information that you want His opponent in the boxing ring was as slippery as an eel, as cunning as a fox and as quick as lightning. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on a slippery slope involved in a course of action that cannot be stopped and that will lead to failure or serious trouble These young people are already on the slippery slope to criminality. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: slippery concept Not surprisingly, many of them concern leavetaking, exile and the elusive, slippery concept of 'home'. Times, Sunday Times When 'commonwealth' was more often employed in later centuries it was a slippery concept, which changed meaning depending on who used it. The Times Literary Supplement But culpability proves a slippery concept in a violent environment where so little makes sense. Times, Sunday Times Because we're bombarded by advertisements insisting that we deserve more and more and more, enough can be a slippery concept for us. Christianity Today Maybe they revised down their estimates of the degree of slack left in the economy- always a slippery concept to get your mind round. Times, Sunday Times slippery floor This has to be done on a slippery floor - vinyl works well. The Sun Greasy, slippery floors cause many of the trips and falls. Globe and Mail Additionally, two-thirds of falls are associated with walking on slippery floors, rushing, or carrying an object. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 slippery surface That and the drizzly rain, slippery surface and soup-thick fog put the mockers on an otherwise highly spirited ride for most of the day. The Sun (2007) But scientists have overlooked the difference between the old, grippier cotton laces and modern nylon laces with their slippery surface. The Sun (2017) Qualifying under lights on a slippery surface surrounded by walls is the perfect scenario for a jumbled grid. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The anti-sticking capability of the electrosurgical scalpel with self-lubricating slippery surface was tested. Guang Liu, Pengfei Zhang, Yang Liu, Deyuan Zhang, Huawei Chen 2018, 'Self-Lubricanting Slippery Surface with Wettability Gradients for Anti-Sticking of Electrosurgical Scalpel', Micromachines Translations: Chinese: 滑的 Japanese: 滑りやすい
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