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slimy

UK/'slaimi/US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

adj.

Covered with or resembling slime; insincerely friendly or untrustworthy.

黏糊糊的,泥泞的;虚伪讨好的,令人厌恶的

Root Breakdown

Native English
slimother
+
ycharacterized by
=slimy

Common Collocations

  • 1.slimy texture黏滑的质感
  • 2.slimy politician虚伪的政客
  • 3.slimy surface湿滑的表面
  • 4.[slimy character]令人厌恶的人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The rocks near the waterfall were slimy and dangerously slippery.

  • 2.

    Nobody trusted the slimy salesman who kept flattering everyone he met.

  • 3.

    She pulled a slimy frog out of the pond and screamed.

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