英语词汇“smooth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adjvn 2adjv

Something smooth is free of roughness, stubble, or other imperfections that you can feel with your hands. If your wooden table is giving you splinters, use a sander to smooth it down and make it smooth. As you can see, smooth works as both a verb and an adjective.

Smooth has lots of interesting uses: Caught in a wind storm? Better smooth out your hair when you head inside. Got a friend who's good with the ladies? Try imitating his smooth moves. Need help to smooth out a dispute between two friends? Invite them out for coffee and offer to help them smooth out their differences. Some pianists prefer ivory keys to plastic because they're less smooth, and their fingers don't slip. The best dancers can move smoothly from one move to another.

WORD FAMILY

smooth: smoothed, smoother, smoothest, smoothing, smoothingly, smoothly, smoothness, smooths, unsmooth+/smoothed: unsmoothed/smoother: smoothers/smoothness: smoothnesses/unsmooth: unsmoothly

USAGE EXAMPLES

“It is so smooth that in some respects it doesn’t even look dictatorial,” he said.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

Backstage, he gravely smoothed his lapels, now a matter of concern.

The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)

The elder Word predicts the transition will be smooth.

Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)

1adj 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

Syn|Ant

even

being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)

ironed

(of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron

fine

of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles

slippery, slippy

causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

creaseless, uncreased

used especially of fabrics

even-textured

having an even texture

fast

(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

fine-textured, smooth-textured

having a smooth, fine-grained structure

glassy

resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness

seamless, unlined, unseamed

smooth, especially of skin

aerodynamic, flowing, sleek, streamlined

designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

velvet, velvet-textured, velvety

smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

rough, unsmooth

having or caused by an irregular surface

uneven

not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

unironed, wrinkled

(of linens or clothes) not ironed

unpolished

not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing

irregular

contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

coarse, harsh

of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

nonslippery

not slippery; not likely to slip or skid

abrasive, scratchy

causing abrasion

alligatored, cracked

of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

barky

resembling the rough bark of a tree

broken, rugged

topographically very uneven

bullate

of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered

bumpy

covered with or full of bumps

chapped, cracked, roughened

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

corded, twilled

of textiles; having parallel raised lines

costate, ribbed

(of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture

cragged, craggy, hilly, mountainous

having hills and crags

crushed

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

homespun, nubbly, nubby, slubbed, tweedy

of textiles; having a rough surface

imbricate, imbricated

used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles

lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy

rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

squamulose

covered with tiny scales

lined, seamed

(used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams

pocked, pockmarked, potholed

used of paved surfaces having holes or pits

rock-ribbed, rockbound

abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps

bouldered, bouldery, rocky, stony

abounding in rocks or stones

gravelly, pebbly, shingly

abounding in small stones

roughish

somewhat rough

rugose

of leaves; ridged or wrinkled

sandpapery

having the abrasive texture of sandpaper

saw-like

having rough edges that can be used for sawing

scabby

covered with scabs

shagged, shaggy

having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags

coarse-textured, rough-textured, textured

having surface roughness

verrucose, wartlike, warty

(of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts

2adj of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

a smooth ride

Ant

bumpy, jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky, rough

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

3adj smooth and unconstrained in movement

a long, smooth stride

Syn

fluent, fluid, liquid
graceful

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

4adj (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

a smooth channel crossing

Syn

placid, quiet, still, tranquil, unruffled
calm

(of weather) free from storm or wind

5adj of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

Syn|Ant

simple, unsubdivided

(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

compound

composed of more than one part

entire

(of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes

repand

having a slightly undulating margin

sinuate

having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex

undulate

having a wavy margin and rippled surface

unnotched, untoothed

having no notches

rough

of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

simple, unsubdivided

(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

compound

composed of more than one part

bidentate

having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed

biserrate

having saw-like notches with the notches themselves similarly notched

ciliate, ciliated

having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections

crenate, crenated, scalloped

having a margin with rounded scallops

crenulate, crenulated

having a margin with small rounded teeth

crispate

wavy or notched and curled very irregularly

dentate

having toothlike projections in the margin

denticulate

having a very finely toothed margin

emarginate

having a notched tip

erose, jagged, jaggy, notched, toothed

having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

fimbriate

having a fringe of slender processes

fringed, laciniate

having edges irregularly and finely slashed

lacerate, lacerated

irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn

pectinate

like a comb

rimose

having a surface covered with a network of cracks and small crevices

runcinate

having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves

notched, saw-toothed, serrate, serrated, toothed

notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

serrulate

minutely serrated

spinose

having spines

6adj (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

Syn|Ant

legato

disconnected, staccato

(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

abrupt, disconnected

marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

7v make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

smooth the surface of the wood

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

smoothen

roughen

make rough or rougher

strip

remove the thread (of screws)

launch

smoothen the surface of

rake

level or smooth with a rake

plane

make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane

float

make the surface of level or smooth

sand, sandpaper

rub with sandpaper

sandblast

grind with a sandblast

file

smooth with a file

rough-sand

sand roughly

change surface

undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface

8v make (a surface) shine

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

polish, shine, smoothen

Simonise, Simonize

polish with wax

sleek, slick

make slick or smooth

buff, burnish, furbish

polish and make shiny

gloss

give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify

make more beautiful

9n the act of smoothing

he gave his hair a quick smooth

Hyper

accomplishment, achievement

the action of accomplishing something

1adj lacking obstructions or difficulties

the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly

Syn

easy

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

2adj smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error

Syn

bland, politic, suave
diplomatic, diplomatical

using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people

3v free from obstructions

smooth the way towards peace negotiations

Syn|Hyper

smooth out

disembarrass, free, rid

relieve from

单词	smooth
释义	smooth (once / 112 pages) 1adjvn 2adjv Something smooth is free of roughness, stubble, or other imperfections that you can feel with your hands. If your wooden table is giving you splinters, use a sander to smooth it down and make it smooth. As you can see, smooth works as both a verb and an adjective. Smooth has lots of interesting uses: Caught in a wind storm? Better smooth out your hair when you head inside. Got a friend who's good with the ladies? Try imitating his smooth moves. Need help to smooth out a dispute between two friends? Invite them out for coffee and offer to help them smooth out their differences. Some pianists prefer ivory keys to plastic because they're less smooth, and their fingers don't slip. The best dancers can move smoothly from one move to another. WORD FAMILY smooth: smoothed, smoother, smoothest, smoothing, smoothingly, smoothly, smoothness, smooths, unsmooth+/smoothed: unsmoothed/smoother: smoothers/smoothness: smoothnesses/unsmooth: unsmoothly USAGE EXAMPLES “It is so smooth that in some respects it doesn’t even look dictatorial,” he said. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Backstage, he gravely smoothed his lapels, now a matter of concern. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The elder Word predicts the transition will be smooth. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj 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 Syn\|Ant even being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with) ironed (of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron fine of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles slippery, slippy causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide creaseless, uncreased used especially of fabrics even-textured having an even texture fast (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds fine-textured, smooth-textured having a smooth, fine-grained structure glassy resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness seamless, unlined, unseamed smooth, especially of skin aerodynamic, flowing, sleek, streamlined designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow velvet, velvet-textured, velvety smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste rough, unsmooth having or caused by an irregular surface uneven not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture unironed, wrinkled (of linens or clothes) not ironed unpolished not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing irregular contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice coarse, harsh of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles nonslippery not slippery; not likely to slip or skid abrasive, scratchy causing abrasion alligatored, cracked of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide barky resembling the rough bark of a tree broken, rugged topographically very uneven bullate of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered bumpy covered with or full of bumps chapped, cracked, roughened used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure corded, twilled of textiles; having parallel raised lines costate, ribbed (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture cragged, craggy, hilly, mountainous having hills and crags crushed treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance homespun, nubbly, nubby, slubbed, tweedy of textiles; having a rough surface imbricate, imbricated used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf squamulose covered with tiny scales lined, seamed (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams pocked, pockmarked, potholed used of paved surfaces having holes or pits rock-ribbed, rockbound abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps bouldered, bouldery, rocky, stony abounding in rocks or stones gravelly, pebbly, shingly abounding in small stones roughish somewhat rough rugose of leaves; ridged or wrinkled sandpapery having the abrasive texture of sandpaper saw-like having rough edges that can be used for sawing scabby covered with scabs shagged, shaggy having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags coarse-textured, rough-textured, textured having surface roughness verrucose, wartlike, warty (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts 2adj of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence a smooth ride Ant bumpy, jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky, rough causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements 3adj smooth and unconstrained in movement a long, smooth stride Syn fluent, fluid, liquid graceful characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution 4adj (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves a smooth channel crossing Syn placid, quiet, still, tranquil, unruffled calm (of weather) free from storm or wind 5adj of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth Syn\|Ant simple, unsubdivided (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions compound composed of more than one part entire (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes repand having a slightly undulating margin sinuate having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex undulate having a wavy margin and rippled surface unnotched, untoothed having no notches rough of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped simple, unsubdivided (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions compound composed of more than one part bidentate having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed biserrate having saw-like notches with the notches themselves similarly notched ciliate, ciliated having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections crenate, crenated, scalloped having a margin with rounded scallops crenulate, crenulated having a margin with small rounded teeth crispate wavy or notched and curled very irregularly dentate having toothlike projections in the margin denticulate having a very finely toothed margin emarginate having a notched tip erose, jagged, jaggy, notched, toothed having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed fimbriate having a fringe of slender processes fringed, laciniate having edges irregularly and finely slashed lacerate, lacerated irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn pectinate like a comb rimose having a surface covered with a network of cracks and small crevices runcinate having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves notched, saw-toothed, serrate, serrated, toothed notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex serrulate minutely serrated spinose having spines 6adj (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected Syn\|Ant legato disconnected, staccato (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply abrupt, disconnected marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions 7v make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing smooth the surface of the wood Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper smoothen roughen make rough or rougher strip remove the thread (of screws) launch smoothen the surface of rake level or smooth with a rake plane make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane float make the surface of level or smooth sand, sandpaper rub with sandpaper sandblast grind with a sandblast file smooth with a file rough-sand sand roughly change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface 8v make (a surface) shine Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper polish, shine, smoothen Simonise, Simonize polish with wax sleek, slick make slick or smooth buff, burnish, furbish polish and make shiny gloss give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify make more beautiful 9n the act of smoothing he gave his hair a quick smooth Hyper accomplishment, achievement the action of accomplishing something 2 1adj lacking obstructions or difficulties the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly Syn easy posing no difficulty; requiring little effort 2adj smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error Syn bland, politic, suave diplomatic, diplomatical using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people 3v free from obstructions smooth the way towards peace negotiations Syn\|Hyper smooth out disembarrass, free, rid relieve from
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