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单词
slippery
释义
slippery
adjective
UK
/
ˈslɪpəri
/
Other entries for this word
slippery slope
noun
Word Forms
adjective
slippery
comparative
slipperier
superlative
slipperiest
DEFINITIONS
3
1
a slippery surface, object etc is difficult to move on or to hold because it is smooth, wet, or covered in something such as ice or oil
Take
care
, the
steps
are slippery.
Synonyms and related words
Hard and smooth
smooth
flat
level
Synonyms and related words
Wet to the touch or looking wet
wet
damp
soaked
2
informal
someone who is slippery is clever but dishonest, so that you cannot trust them
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe dishonest people and behaviour
clever
dubious
corrupt
3
as slippery as an eel
devious, unreliable or deceitful
I wouldn’t trust him because he is as slippery as an eel.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 11/07/2017
derived word
slipperiness
noun
Synonyms and related words
Cheating, dishonest and insincere behaviour
dishonesty
deceit
corruption
Synonyms and related words
Hard and smooth
smooth
flat
level
Synonyms and related words
Wet to the touch or looking wet
wet
damp
soaked
slippery
adjective
US
/
ˈslɪp(ə)ri
/
Other entries for this word
slippery slope
noun
Word Forms
adjective
slippery
comparative
slipperier
superlative
slipperiest
DEFINITIONS
3
1
a slippery surface, object, etc. is difficult to move on or to hold because it is smooth, wet, or covered in something such as ice or oil
Take
care
, the
steps
are slippery.
Synonyms and related words
Hard and smooth
smooth
flat
level
Synonyms and related words
Wet to the touch or looking wet
wet
damp
soaked
2
informal
someone who is slippery is clever but dishonest, so that you cannot trust them
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe dishonest people and behavior
dishonest
fraudulent
unscrupulous
3
as slippery as an eel
devious, unreliable or deceitful
I wouldn’t trust him because he is as slippery as an eel.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 11/07/2017
derived word
slipperiness
noun
Synonyms and related words
Cheating, dishonest and insincere behavior
dishonesty
deceit
corruption
Synonyms and related words
Hard and smooth
smooth
flat
level
Synonyms and related words
Wet to the touch or looking wet
wet
damp
soaked
随便看
weak form
weak in the knees
weak-kneed
weakling
weakly
weak-minded
weakness
weak sauce
weak-willed
weal
we all make mistakes
wealth
wealth creation
wealthy
wean
wean off
wean on
weapon
weaponisation
weaponise
weaponization
weaponize
weaponry
weapons of mass destruction
-wear
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