slick

英 [slɪk] 美[slɪk]

CET6+TEM8GRE中低频词扩展词汇

复数: slicks;第三人称单数: slicks;过去式: slicked;过去分词: slicked;现在分词: slicking;副词: slickly;名词: slickness;

1. sleek <===> slick.
2. sleek originated as a variant form of slick.
3. from PIE root *(s)lei- "slime, slimy, sticky, slippery, slide".

slick 使光滑，使漂亮，油滑的，花言巧语的，虚有其表的

来自古英语-slician,使光滑，来自 Proto-Germanic*slikana,滑动，来自 PIE*sleig,滑动，来自 PIE*slei,滑的，词源同 slime,slip.引申诸相关词义。

slick: slick: see sleek
slick (v.): Old English -slician (in nigslicod "newly made sleek"), from Proto-Germanic *slikojan, from base *slikaz (cognates: Old Norse slikr "smooth," Old High German slihhan "to glide," German schleichen "to creep, crawl, sneak," Dutch slijk "mud, mire"), from PIE *sleig- "to smooth, glide, be muddy," from root *(s)lei- "slimy" (see slime (n.)). Related: Slicked; slicking.
slick (n.): 1620s, a kind of cosmetic, from slick (v.). Meaning "smooth place on the surface of water caused by oil, etc." is attested from 1849. Meaning "a swindler, clever person" is attested from 1959.
slick (adj.): early 14c., "smooth, glossy, sleek" (of skin or hair); sense of "clever in deception" is first recorded 1590s; that of "first-class, excellent" is from 1833. Related: Slickly; slickness.

1. They were outplayed by the Colombians' slick passing and decisive finishing.: 哥伦比亚队凭借流畅的传球和终场前的制胜进球击败了他们。

3. Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.: 专家们正想方设法清除这片面积巨大的浮油。