| 单词 | slippery |
| 释义 | slippery —slipperiness, n. /slip"euh ree, slip"ree/, adj., slipperier, slipperiest. 1. tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road. 2. tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery rope. 3. likely to slip away or escape: slippery prospects. 4. not to be depended on; fickle; shifty, tricky, or deceitful. 5. unstable or insecure, as conditions: a slippery situation. [1525-35; alter. of SLIPPER2; cf. LG slipperig; see -Y1] |
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