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greasy
greas·y G0246800 (grē′sē, -zē)adj. greas·i·er, greas·i·est 1. Coated or soiled with grease.2. Containing grease, especially too much grease: a greasy hamburger.3. Suggestive of grease in slickness or slipperiness: a greasy character. greas′i·ly adv.greas′i·ness n.Our Living Language One of our most notable regional distinctions is the "greasy-greazy" line. It is famous among scholars of American dialects for marking a clear division between major dialect regions of the United States. In the North and West, greasy is pronounced with an (s) sound; in the Midland dialect region and the South, it is pronounced with a (z). According to the Dictionary of American Regional English, the "greazy" region extends from the Deep South to southern parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and all of Missouri, Texas, and New Mexico. The verb grease also follows this pattern, although not the noun grease, which is pronounced with an (s) sound everywhere. A few Southerners also use (z) in blouse. The (z) pronunciation is so stable and so characteristic of Southern dialects that dialect scholars use it to trace the migration of Southern speakers into other dialect areas, such as Colorado, Oregon, and California.greasy (ˈɡriːzɪ; -sɪ) adj, greasier or greasiest1. coated or soiled with or as if with grease2. composed of or full of grease3. resembling grease4. unctuous or oily in mannern, pl greasies5. (Agriculture) a shearer6. (Cookery) an outback cook, esp cooking for a number of men ˈgreasily adv ˈgreasiness ngreas•y (ˈgri si, -zi) adj. greas•i•er, greas•i•est. 1. smeared, covered, or soiled with grease. 2. composed of or containing grease; oily: greasy food. 3. greaselike in appearance or to the touch; slippery. 4. insinuatingly unctuous in manner; repulsively slick; oily. [1505–15] greas′i•ly, adv. greas′i•ness, n. pron: greasy is almost always pronounced as (ˈgri zi) with a medial (z), in the South Midland and Southern U.S. and as (ˈgri si) with a medial (s), in New England, New York State, and the Great Lakes Basin. Speakers of New Jersey and E Pennsylvania are divided, with some using (s) and some using (z). Standard British English reflects both (z) and (s) pronunciations and British folk speech is also divided regionally, with (z) heard in the eastern counties and (s) in the central and western ones. Both pronunciations were brought to the colonies. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | greasy - containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"oily, sebaceous, oleaginousfatty, fat - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" | | 2. | greasy - smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"oilydirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" |
greasyadjective1. fatty, slick, slippery, oily, slimy, oleaginous He propped his elbows upon the greasy counter.2. sycophantic, fawning, grovelling, ingratiating, smooth, slick, oily, unctuous, smarmy (Brit. informal), toadying She called him `a greasy little Tory sycophant'.greasyadjectiveHaving the qualities of fat:adipose, fat, fatty, oily, oleaginous, unctuous.Translationsgrease (griːs) noun1. soft, thick, animal fat. 動物脂肪 动物油脂2. any thick, oily substance. She put grease on the squeaking hinge. 油脂 油脂,油膏 verb to put grease on, over or in. The mechanic greased the car's axle. 塗上油脂 涂油ˈgreasy adjective1. of or like grease. greasy food. 油膩的 油腻的2. covered in grease. greasy hands. 沾滿油脂的 沾有油脂的3. slippery, as if covered in grease. greasy roads. 滑的 滑的ˈgreasiness noun 油膩 油脂- I have oily hair (US)
I have greasy hair (UK) → 我的头发很油腻 - The food is very greasy → 太油腻了
greasy
greasy spoonA small restaurant or diner, especially one that serves fried foods. Every time I go on a road trip, I make it a point to stop at a greasy spoon for at least one of my meals.See also: greasy, spoonthe greasy poleThe route to advancement in one's place of employment or education, likened to a greased pole that is slippery and difficult to climb. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I know it's been a hard month, but it's just another upward movement on the greasy pole.See also: greasy, polegreasy spoonFig. a cheap diner, where the silverware might not be too clean. The corner greasy spoon is always busy at lunchtime.See also: greasy, spoongreasy spoonA cheap restaurant, especially one serving short-order fried foods. For example, College students short of cash tend to eat a lot in that greasy spoon. This expression also implies that the restaurant is not very clean. [c. 1900] See also: greasy, spoonthe greasy pole BRITISHThe greasy pole is used to talk about someone's attempts to reach a more successful position in their career. In 1982 he joined the ruling party, since when he has climbed its greasy pole, becoming finance minister in 1991. Michael's plan was to impress the boss and start up the greasy pole. Note: This expression is often used disapprovingly, especially to suggest that success at work is not of great value. Note: In the past, climbing up or along a greasy pole in order to get a prize at the end of it was a popular fairground competition. See also: greasy, polea greasy spoon INFORMALA greasy spoon is a small, cheap, unattractive café that serves mostly fried food. We ate at a greasy spoon called the Step Inn Cafe.See also: greasy, spoonthe greasy pole used to refer to the difficult route to the top of someone's profession. The original literal greasy pole was a pole covered with an oily substance to make it more difficult to climb or walk along, used especially as a form of entertainment.See also: greasy, polegreasy spoon a cheap, run-down restaurant or cafe serving fried foods. 1968 Len Deighton Only When I Larf Bob said he was hungry and wanted to pull up at every greasy spoon we passed. See also: greasy, spoongreasy spoon n. an untidy and unappetizing diner or restaurant. Let’s eat at the greasy spoon over on Maple. The food is gross, but the people-watching is good. See also: greasy, spoongreasy spoonA cheap restaurant, especially one serving greasy fried foods. This slangy expression, which dates from the early 1900s, also implies that the restaurant is not particularly clean. Len Deighton used it in Only When I Larf (1968), “Bob said he was hungry and wanted to pull up at every greasy spoon we passed.”See also: greasy, spoonEncyclopediaSeegreaseFinancialSeeGreasegreasy Related to greasy: greasy spoonSynonyms for greasyadj fattySynonyms- fatty
- slick
- slippery
- oily
- slimy
- oleaginous
adj sycophanticSynonyms- sycophantic
- fawning
- grovelling
- ingratiating
- smooth
- slick
- oily
- unctuous
- smarmy
- toadying
Synonyms for greasyadj having the qualities of fatSynonyms- adipose
- fat
- fatty
- oily
- oleaginous
- unctuous
Synonyms for greasyadj containing an unusual amount of grease or oilSynonymsRelated Wordsadj smeared or soiled with grease or oilSynonymsRelated Words |