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slippery

🇬🇧 UK/'slipәri/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Having a smooth or wet surface that is hard to grip or stand on; evasive and difficult to pin down.

滑的，光滑的；狡猾的，靠不住的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
slipother
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pconnector
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eryrelating to, connected with
=slippery

Common Collocations

  • 1.slippery slope滑坡效应/恶性循环
  • 2.slippery surface湿滑的地面
  • 3.slippery character狡猾的人
  • 4.slippery when wet遇水湿滑

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Caution: the floor is slippery when wet.

  • 2.

    The politician gave a slippery answer, avoiding the question entirely.

  • 3.

    Corruption can be a slippery slope that is hard to reverse once started.

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