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单词 slushy
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Definition of slushy in English:

slushy

adjectiveslushier, slushiest ˈslʌʃiˈsləʃi
  • 1Resembling, consisting of, or covered with slush.

    slushy snow
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even though the snow was slushy and some of my favorite runs were closed, it was one of the funnest days I've had on the mountain.
    • The wetness turned to rain, then to sleet, and then to a nasty, slushy snow, blowing into my face no matter which direction I took.
    • There was a little jump, I went over it but the snow was very slushy.
    • What most people reported seeing were watery stretches, sometime brown, sometime grey, and relieved briefly by slushy muddy patches.
    • Fierce winds, a bit of stinging rain, a bit of slushy snow, the sun bursting through the gaps in the clouds as they catapulted across the sky.
    • I walked out of the room and into the slushy snow all around the motel.
    • But that journey was almost over now, and he felt his spirits rise with every step as he churned back into motion through the muddy, slushy snow.
    • Together, they will turn treacherous ice and slushy snow into water, sweet water.
    • When it snowed in the city, it got slushy and dirty.
    • The snow gets slushy by lunchtime, sometimes earlier if the weather is really warm, but nobody cares.
    • It had attracted a lot of attention, and Misha wasn't surprised that on the morning of the second day, the Metro's headline picture showed the Eiffel Tower lying down in a field covered in slushy snow.
    • On May 10 the men found fourteen bison with two new calves, but the animals fled from the intruders, who could not keep up with them in the slushy snow.
    • There is evidence that beneath a thick outer layer of ice the moon is covered in liquid or slushy water.
    • When hitting the ground, they combined to form a slushy snow, and after the storm passed, people raced outside and made snowballs - in 70-degree weather.
    • As the day wore on, it started to rain, and the snow became sticky and slushy.
    • The month of February had not helped ease to ease the monotony, with its never-ending gray days and gray, slushy snow.
    • So we trudge on, making our way through the gray, slushy snow which no longer crunches under our feet, thanks to a light drizzle and heavy local traffic.
    • After a long rest in the valley, we climb in hot sun and slushy snow, the Continental Divide looming above us like a distant castle.
    • Nothing could be further from the reality of downtown Kiev with its dirty, slushy snow and its eternal grey skies.
    • In general, klister is required for classic skiing on waxable skis when the snow is icy, slushy or really wet.
    Synonyms
    muddy, oozy, slimy, swampy, marshy, boggy, fenny, watery, sodden, sopping, saturated, squelchy, waterlogged, soggy, soft, heavy
  • 2informal Excessively sentimental.

    slushy novels
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's a jaw-dropping depiction of an overlooked son and even the slushy romantic moments refuse to glycerine the lens, maintaining gritty honesty throughout.
    • With Cancer being a water sign, people often assume that slushy sentimentality takes precedence over sex in their lives.
    • Writing about this without descending into slushy sentimentality would seem impossible, but Eggers manages it.
    • Now he has gone traditional and mainstream with Jersey Girl, a mushy, slushy father-and-daughter dramatic comedy.
    • For couples everywhere it means love, romance and all that doe-eyed, slushy sentimental stuff.
    • Cue all manner of cat-and-mouse games, romantic ‘time-outs’ and the inevitable slushy finale.
    • Not only for the slushy romantic reasons, but we both share a genuine sense of loss when we're apart.
    • You have the completely over-the-top action scenes, the tortured hero, the slushy romantic side story and the entirely more-cool-than-the-hero antagonist.
    • We wanted to stay away from being simply celebratory, corny or slushy - often things like this can become very uncritical.
    • I know, it's soppy, slushy stuff when you really think about it, but how many people (yes I'm including men here, never let it be said I'm sexist) don't want that faery tale romance.
    Synonyms
    mawkish, over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, sugar-coated, syrupy

Derivatives

  • slushiness

  • noun
    • Without this rigour, the buildings would simply degenerate into slushiness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You are so much better at romantic slushiness than me - you know you are - so maybe we could collaborate?
      • That view seems quite consistent with recent news reports of Greenland's slushiness, 2002 having been a record year for summer melting there.
      • There is plenty of slushiness about Roo and baby Heffalump's growing friendship and when they just want their mummies, it becomes a little nauseating.

Rhymes

brushy, gushy, mushy, plushy, rushy
 
 

Definition of slushy in US English:

slushy

adjectiveˈsləʃiˈsləSHē
  • 1Resembling, consisting of, or covered with slush.

    slushy snow
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What most people reported seeing were watery stretches, sometime brown, sometime grey, and relieved briefly by slushy muddy patches.
    • As the day wore on, it started to rain, and the snow became sticky and slushy.
    • When hitting the ground, they combined to form a slushy snow, and after the storm passed, people raced outside and made snowballs - in 70-degree weather.
    • In general, klister is required for classic skiing on waxable skis when the snow is icy, slushy or really wet.
    • The wetness turned to rain, then to sleet, and then to a nasty, slushy snow, blowing into my face no matter which direction I took.
    • But that journey was almost over now, and he felt his spirits rise with every step as he churned back into motion through the muddy, slushy snow.
    • The snow gets slushy by lunchtime, sometimes earlier if the weather is really warm, but nobody cares.
    • So we trudge on, making our way through the gray, slushy snow which no longer crunches under our feet, thanks to a light drizzle and heavy local traffic.
    • The month of February had not helped ease to ease the monotony, with its never-ending gray days and gray, slushy snow.
    • After a long rest in the valley, we climb in hot sun and slushy snow, the Continental Divide looming above us like a distant castle.
    • It had attracted a lot of attention, and Misha wasn't surprised that on the morning of the second day, the Metro's headline picture showed the Eiffel Tower lying down in a field covered in slushy snow.
    • On May 10 the men found fourteen bison with two new calves, but the animals fled from the intruders, who could not keep up with them in the slushy snow.
    • There was a little jump, I went over it but the snow was very slushy.
    • When it snowed in the city, it got slushy and dirty.
    • I walked out of the room and into the slushy snow all around the motel.
    • Even though the snow was slushy and some of my favorite runs were closed, it was one of the funnest days I've had on the mountain.
    • Together, they will turn treacherous ice and slushy snow into water, sweet water.
    • There is evidence that beneath a thick outer layer of ice the moon is covered in liquid or slushy water.
    • Nothing could be further from the reality of downtown Kiev with its dirty, slushy snow and its eternal grey skies.
    • Fierce winds, a bit of stinging rain, a bit of slushy snow, the sun bursting through the gaps in the clouds as they catapulted across the sky.
    Synonyms
    muddy, oozy, slimy, swampy, marshy, boggy, fenny, watery, sodden, sopping, saturated, squelchy, waterlogged, soggy, soft, heavy
  • 2informal Excessively sentimental.

    slushy novels
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With Cancer being a water sign, people often assume that slushy sentimentality takes precedence over sex in their lives.
    • Writing about this without descending into slushy sentimentality would seem impossible, but Eggers manages it.
    • For couples everywhere it means love, romance and all that doe-eyed, slushy sentimental stuff.
    • I know, it's soppy, slushy stuff when you really think about it, but how many people (yes I'm including men here, never let it be said I'm sexist) don't want that faery tale romance.
    • You have the completely over-the-top action scenes, the tortured hero, the slushy romantic side story and the entirely more-cool-than-the-hero antagonist.
    • There's a jaw-dropping depiction of an overlooked son and even the slushy romantic moments refuse to glycerine the lens, maintaining gritty honesty throughout.
    • Not only for the slushy romantic reasons, but we both share a genuine sense of loss when we're apart.
    • Now he has gone traditional and mainstream with Jersey Girl, a mushy, slushy father-and-daughter dramatic comedy.
    • Cue all manner of cat-and-mouse games, romantic ‘time-outs’ and the inevitable slushy finale.
    • We wanted to stay away from being simply celebratory, corny or slushy - often things like this can become very uncritical.
    Synonyms
    mawkish, over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, sugar-coated, syrupy
 
 
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