sleek

S0469300 (slēk)adj. sleek·er, sleek·est 1. a. Smooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy: long, sleek hair.b. In good health and having smooth or glossy hair, fur, or skin: a sleek hound.2. a. Able to or designed to move efficiently through air or water; streamlined: a sleek, luxurious sedan.b. Thin and elegant in design: "A pair of sleek minarets anchored the skyline" (Terence Ward).3. Polished or smooth in manner, especially in an unctuous way; slick: a sleek government official.tr.v. sleeked, sleek·ing, sleeks To make sleek; slick: sleeked his hair with pomade.

[Variant of slick.]

sleek′ly adv.sleek′ness n.

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(sliːk) adj1. smooth and shiny; polished2. polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous3. (Zoology) (of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers4. (of a person) having a prosperous appearancevb (tr) 5. to make smooth and glossy, as by grooming, etc6. (usually foll by over) to cover (up), as by making more agreeable; gloss (over)[C16: variant of slick] ˈsleekly adv ˈsleekness n ˈsleeky adj

sleek¹

(slik)

adj. -er, -est. 1. smooth or glossy, as hair. 2. well-fed or well-groomed. 3. finely contoured; streamlined: a sleek sports car. 4. smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave. [1580–90; variant of slick¹] sleek′ly, adv. sleek′ness, n.

sleek²

(slik)

also sleek′en,

v.t. to make sleek; smooth; slick. [1400–50; late Middle English sleken, variant of slick²] sleek′er, n.

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Past participle: sleeked
Gerund: sleeking

Imperative
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Present
I sleek
you sleek
he/she/it sleeks
we sleek
you sleek
they sleek

Preterite
I sleeked
you sleeked
he/she/it sleeked
we sleeked
you sleeked
they sleeked

Present Continuous
I am sleeking
you are sleeking
he/she/it is sleeking
we are sleeking
you are sleeking
they are sleeking

Present Perfect
I have sleeked
you have sleeked
he/she/it has sleeked
we have sleeked
you have sleeked
they have sleeked

Past Continuous
I was sleeking
you were sleeking
he/she/it was sleeking
we were sleeking
you were sleeking
they were sleeking

Past Perfect
I had sleeked
you had sleeked
he/she/it had sleeked
we had sleeked
you had sleeked
they had sleeked

Future
I will sleek
you will sleek
he/she/it will sleek
we will sleek
you will sleek
they will sleek

Future Perfect
I will have sleeked
you will have sleeked
he/she/it will have sleeked
we will have sleeked
you will have sleeked
they will have sleeked

Future Continuous
I will be sleeking
you will be sleeking
he/she/it will be sleeking
we will be sleeking
you will be sleeking
they will be sleeking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sleeking
you have been sleeking
he/she/it has been sleeking
we have been sleeking
you have been sleeking
they have been sleeking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sleeking
you will have been sleeking
he/she/it will have been sleeking
we will have been sleeking
you will have been sleeking
they will have been sleeking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sleeking
you had been sleeking
he/she/it had been sleeking
we had been sleeking
you had been sleeking
they had been sleeking

Conditional
I would sleek
you would sleek
he/she/it would sleek
we would sleek
you would sleek
they would sleek

Past Conditional
I would have sleeked
you would have sleeked
he/she/it would have sleeked
we would have sleeked
you would have sleeked
they would have sleeked

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sleek - make slick or smoothslickpolish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
Adj.	1.	sleek - well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
	2.	sleek - designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible"flowing, streamlined, aerodynamicsmooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
	3.	sleek - having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"satiny, silken, silklike, silky, slickbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

sleek

adjective1. glossy, shiny, lustrous, smooth, silky, velvety, well-groomed sleek black hair
glossy rough, shaggy, dishevelled, sloppy, bedraggled, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), frowzy, badly groomed2. elegant, stylish, chic, beautiful, fashionable, refined, graceful, tasteful sleek modern furniture

sleek

adjective1. Smooth and lustrous as if polished:satiny, silken, silky.2. Having slender and graceful lines:streamlined, trim.3. Affectedly and self-servingly earnest:fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous.verbTo give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:buff, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, polish, shine.phrasal verb
sleek overTo conceal or make light of a fault or offense:explain away, extenuate, gloss over, gloze (over), palliate, whitewash.

Translations

保养得好的光滑的柔滑的

sleek

(sliːk) adjective1. (of hair, an animal's fur etc) smooth, soft and glossy. The dog has a lovely sleek coat. （毛发）光滑的，柔滑的 2. well fed and cared for. a sleek Siamese cat lay by the fire.保养得好的ˈsleekly adverb光滑地ˈsleekness noun光滑

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adj glossy

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adj elegant

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adj smooth and lustrous as if polished

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adj having slender and graceful lines

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adj affectedly and self-servingly earnest

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verb to give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction

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phrase sleek over: to conceal or make light of a fault or offense

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verb make slick or smooth

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adj well-groomed and neatly tailored

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adj designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

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adj having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

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