slick
adjective
uk/slɪk/us/slɪk/slickadjective(SKILFUL)
operatingorperformingskilfullyandeffectively, withoutproblemsand withoutseemingto needeffort:
熟练自如的，娴熟的Manilow gave the slick,polishedperformancethat we've come toexpect.正如我们所期望的那样，马尼洛的表演挥洒自如、技艺精湛。
A slickpassfrom Eaves to Brinkworth set up thegoal.布林克沃斯接伊夫斯的妙传射门成功。
disapproving
skilfulandeffectivebut notsincereorhonest:
油滑的，华而不实的It's thatsortof slicksalestalkthat Imistrust.那种油腔滑调的推销宣传正是我所不相信的。
Skilled, talented and able
- able
- ably
- accomplished
- adept
- adeptly
- dexterous
- dexterously
- digital native
- expert
- expertly
- pedicure
- pedigreed
- polished
- practised
- proficient
- up to(doing) somethingidiom
- well qualified
- white-collar
- with the best of themidiom
- workmanlike
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Affected & insincere
slickadjective(SMOOTH)
smooth,wetandslippery(=difficulttomoveon withoutsliding):
Thecarskiddedbadlyon the slickroadsurface.
Thefloorof theroomwas slickwithhisblood.
smoothandshiny:
From thehelmthehullof theboatlooksslick,sleekandfast.
Goodstraighteningironswill giveyourhaira slickfinish.
Giving out light
- afire
- albedo
- beam
- bioluminescence
- burnished
- candlelit
- flicker
- gleam
- glimmer
- glitter
- illuminate
- noctilucent
- non-glare
- non-luminous
- out-glitter
- pearlescence
- reflected ray
- shine
- spotlight
- wink
slick
noun[C]
uk/slɪk/us/slɪk/slicknoun[C](OIL)
anoil slick
浮油（同 oil slick）Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- environmentally
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- sustainability
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tipping point
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
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Coverings and layers
slicknoun[C](MAGAZINE)
US
aglossy magazine
高级亮光纸印刷的杂志（同 glossy magazine）Newspapers & magazines
- above/below the foldidiom
- annal
- anti-press
- back copy
- broadsheet
- comic
- editorial
- fold
- house journal
- house organ
- journal
- lad mag
- magazine
- reader
- sentinel
- serialize
- Sunday paper
- supermarket tabloid
- tabloid
- trade
slick
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
uk/slɪk/us/slɪk/tocausehairto besmoothandcloseto theheadbybrushingitflat, often using asubstanceto make itstick:
使（头发）光滑，使亮滑He slicked hishairbackwithgel.他打了发胶将头发向后梳平整。
Hair care
- argan oil
- blow dryer
- blowout
- bobble
- bobby pin
- brush
- coconut oil
- curling tongs
- delouse
- gel
- hair gel
- hairdryer
- hairgrip
- lacquer
- permanent wave
- relaxer
- roller
- snood
- straighteners
- styling