sleek
英 [sliːk]
美 [slik]
- adj. 圓滑的；井然有序的
- vt. 使…光滑；掩蓋
- vi. 打扮整潔；滑動
助記提示
fudge捏造。
forge偽造。
shine發光。
sheen光澤。
slick油滑的。
sleek光滑的。
s=水
l=流
sl=流，滑
1. sleek <===> slick.
英文詞源
- sleek
- sleek: [16] Sleek originated as a variant form of slick [14], which probably went back to an unrecorded Old English *slice. It apparently has relatives in Icelandic slíkja and Norwegian slikja ‘smoothen’.
=> slick - sleek (adj.)
- 1580s, variant of Middle English slike (see slick (adj.)). Originally of healthy-looking animal hair; applied to persons 1630s, with sense of "plump and smooth-skinned." Figurative meaning "slick, fawning, flattering" is from 1590s.
- sleek (v.)
- "make sleek," mid-15c., a variant of slick (v.). Related: Sleeked; sleeking.
雙語例句
- 1. The horse's sleek body gleamed.
- 這匹馬全身光滑，皮毛閃亮。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the sleek dark head of a seal
- 黑乎乎、油光光的海豹腦袋
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. She wore a sleek little black dress.
- 她穿了一條有光澤的黑色連衣裙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He's one of those sleek businessman types.
- 他是那些穿著考究的生意人中的一員.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.
- 這匹馬全身潤澤有光.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》