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单词 slickness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
slick1 /slɪk/USA pronunciation   adj., -er, -est, n., adv. 
adj. 
  1. smooth and glossy:his slick black hair.
  2. smooth in manners, speech, etc., so as to be or seem to be sly or untrustworthy.
  3. ingenious;
    cleverly made.
  4. slippery, esp. from being covered with or as if with ice or oil:The car skidded on the slick surface.
  5. well executed and having surface appeal but shallow in content:slick writing.
  6. Slang Termswonderful;
    remarkable;
    first-rate.

n. [countable]
  1. a smooth or slippery place or the substance causing it:an oil slick.

adv. 
  1. smoothly;
    cleverly.
slick•ly, adv. 
slick•ness, n. [uncountable]Was his mayoral campaign all slickness and no content?

slick2 /slɪk/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object]
  1. to make sleek or smooth:His hair was slicked down with hair cream.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
slick1  (slik),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n., adv. 
adj. 
  1. smooth and glossy;
    sleek.
  2. smooth in manners, speech, etc.;
    suave.
  3. sly;
    shrewdly adroit:He's a slick customer, all right.
  4. ingenious;
    cleverly devised:a slick plan to get out of work.
  5. slippery, esp. from being covered with or as if with ice, water, or oil.
  6. deftly executed and having surface appeal or sophistication, but shallow or glib in content;
    polished but superficial;
    glib:a writer who has mastered every formula of slick fiction.
  7. Slang Termswonderful;
    remarkable;
    first-rate.

n. 
  1. a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:oil slick.
  2. Informal Terms, Literature
    • a magazine printed on paper having a more or less glossy finish.
    • such a magazine regarded as possessing qualities, as expensiveness, chic, and sophistication, that hold appeal for a particular readership, as one whose members enjoy or are seeking affluence.
    • such a magazine regarded as having a sophisticated, deftly executed, but shallow or glib literary content. Cf. pulp (def. 6).
  3. Buildingany of various paddlelike tools for smoothing a surface.
  4. Automotivea wide tire without a tread, used in racing.
  5. Militarya helicopter.

adv. 
  1. smoothly;
    cleverly.
  • 1300–50; Middle English slike (adjective, adjectival); cognate with dialect, dialectal Dutch sleek even, smooth; akin to slick2
slickly, adv. 
slickness, n. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wily, tricky, foxy, sharp.

slick2  (slik),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to make sleek or smooth.
  2. Clothingto use a slicker on (skins or hides).
  3. Informal Termsto make smart or fine;
    spruce up (usually fol. by up).

n. 
  1. Metallurgya small trowel used for smoothing the surface of the mold.
  2. Buildingany woodworking chisel having a blade more than 2 in. (5 cm) wide.
  • bef. 900; Middle English slicken (verb, verbal), Old English slician; akin to Old Norse slīkja to give a gloss to

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