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- (of an action or thing) done or operating in an impressively smooth, efficient, and apparently effortless way娴熟的; 熟练的：
Rangers have been entertaining crowds with a slick passing game.
漫游者队娴熟的传球让人赏心悦目。
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- (of a thing) superficially impressive or efficient in presentation表面上吸引人的, 外观巧妙的：
the brands are backed by slick advertising.
这些品牌有华美的广告做后盾。
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- (of a person or their behaviour) smart, adroit, or clever; glibly assured（人, 行为）精明的; 狡猾的：
a salesperson may be viewed as a slick confidence trickster.
推销员可被视为精明能干、能说会道获取信任的骗子。
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- (of skin or hair) smooth and glossy（皮肤, 头发）光滑的, 有光泽的：
a dandy-looking dude with a slick black ponytail.
服饰华丽留着乌黑发亮马尾辫的花花公子。
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- (of a surface) smooth, wet, and slippery（表面）光滑的, 滑溜的：
she tumbled back against the slick, damp wall.
她跌跌撞撞退了回来靠在了光滑潮湿的墙上。
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- an oil slick浮油。
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- a small smear or patch of a glossy or wet substance, especially a cosmetic一抹, 小片涂饰（尤指化妆品）：
a slick of lip balm.
一轻抹润唇膏。
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- （常作slicks）a racing-car or bicycle tyre without a tread, for use in dry weather conditions（干燥天气时用的赛车或自行车的）花纹磨光轮胎。
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- N. Amer. informal a glossy magazine〈北美, 非正式〉外表华丽内容肤浅的刊物。
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- N. Amer. informal a smart, clever, or glibly assured person〈北美, 非正式〉机灵鬼; 滑头。
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- with obj. and adverbial make (one's hair) flat, smooth, and glossy by applying water, oil, or cream to it（通过抹水、发油或发膏）使（头发）平服, 使（头发）光滑, 使（头发）滑溜：
his damp hair was slicked back
他的潮湿头发往后梳压得光溜溜的
as adj., in combination slicked his slicked-down hair.他捋平的头发。
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- cover with a film of liquid; make wet or slippery抹上薄薄一层液体; 使潮湿, 使顺滑：
she woke to find her body slicked with sweat
她醒来发现身上全是汗水
as adj., in combination -slicked a rain-slicked road.雨水打湿的道路。
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slick someone/thing up
N. Amer. make someone or something smart, tidy, or stylish〈北美〉打扮; 修饰。
派生词
slickly
adverbslickness
noun词源
Middle English （in the senses 'glossy' and 'make smooth or glossy'）： probably from Old English and related to Old Norse slíkr 'smooth'; compare with SLEEK.