| 单词 | silky |
| 释义 | silky (once / 2292 pages) adj Silky is an adjective describing something smooth, soft, and glossy — like your friend's silky hair or the silky fabric of a formal gown. Silky is a textural description, and it can be used to describe food, fabric, or hair. The word can also be used to describe vocal textures, as well. Someone might say about Frank Sinatra, "His silky smooth voice and his innovative lyrics will be around for quite some time." WORD FAMILYsilky: silkier, silkiest, silkily, silkiness+/silk: silken, silklike, silks, silky/silken: silkenly USAGE EXAMPLESThe wine perks up this silky and delicate soup. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) A lot of seemingly reasonable people are talking in silky tones about the importance of “unity” and “compromise” and “empathy” right now. The Guardian(Dec 13, 2016) They were a declaration of surrender — or, at their silky best, an affectation. Washington Post(Dec 11, 2016) adj having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light silky skin Syn satiny, silken, silklike, sleek, slick bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts |
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