Slippery
[ 'sl?p?ri ]
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adj. 狡猾的;滑溜的;不可靠的;
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slipp 滑+ ery 表名詞→ ad.滑的，使人滑跤的
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They are faced with slippery economic problems.
他們面臨棘手的經濟問題。
That is a slippery situation.
局勢很不穩定。
The road was slippery after the rain.
下雨之后道路很滑。
The road is slippery after rain.
雨后路滑。
Much of the ride was through rain and slippery road.
大部分的路程都是在雨中和泥濘的路上走完的。
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【記】※ slipper-拖鞋,y-you你:穿著拖鞋的你很狡猾
※ slipper-拖鞋,slippery-滑的:穿拖鞋的人經常在光滑地面上摔倒
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slippery
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 (of a surface) difficult to hold, stand on or move on without slipping because it is smooth, wet, polished, etc （指物體表面）光滑的, 滑的
a slippery road, floor, etc 滑的路面、 地板等
Ice made the path slippery underfoot. 路上結了冰, 走起來很滑.
2 (infml 口) (of a person) not to be trusted; unreliable （指人）狡猾的, 不可靠的
a slippery salesman 油嘴滑舌的推銷員
She's as slippery as an eel. 她像狐貍一樣狡猾.
3 (infml 口) (of a situation, topic, problem, etc) difficult to deal with （指形勢、 話題、 問題等）難處理的, 棘手的
the rather slippery subject of race relations 相當棘手的種族關系問題
be on slippery ground, ie be dealing with a subject that needs tact, care, etc 處於難以處理的局面.
4 (idm 習語) the slippery `slope (infml 口) course of action that can easily lead to disaster, failure, etc 易導致失敗、 災難等的情況
A one-party state can be the start of the slippery slope towards fascism. 一黨專政有可能是滑向法西斯主義的起點.
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slip(v.滑)-slipper(n.拖鞋)-slippery(a.光滑的)
?? 擴展釋義
*['slip?ri]a. 滑的, 光滑的, 靠不住的, 圓滑的, 不穩固的【法】 狡猾的, 不可靠的, 不安定的
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You are twenty-one, a grown-up young lady old enough to make up your own mind.
你已經21歲了，已經到了可以自己做主的年齡了。
I beg your pardon!
對不起！
I'm just calling to introduce myself. My name is Tang.
我打電話是向您作自我介紹，我姓唐。