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 Englishslipother
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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.