slippery

adjective

/ˈslɪpəri/

Idioms

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(also informal slippy)
difficult to hold or to stand or move on, because it is smooth, wet or polished滑的；滑得抓不住（或站不稳、难以行走）的
- slippery like a fish滑得像条鱼似的
- In places the path can be wet and slippery.这条小径有些路段又湿又滑。
- His hand was slippery with sweat.他的手汗津津的。
Extra Examples
- The concrete gets slippery when it's wet.混凝土地面湿的时候会很滑。
- The oil made the ground slippery and treacherous to walk on.油使地面打滑，走在上面很危险。
- Watch out—the floor's a bit slippery.小心，地板有点儿滑。
- rocks that were slippery with seaweed布满海草而发滑的岩石
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- with
phrases
- slippery when wet
- wet and slippery
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(informal) (of a person人) that you cannot trust油滑的；滑头滑脑的；靠不住的
- Don't believe what he says—he's a slippery customer (= person).你可别信他说的话，他是个滑头的家伙。
(informal) (of a situation, subject, problem, etc.情况、课题、问题等) difficult to deal with and that you have to think about carefully难以应对的；棘手的
- Freedom is a slippery concept (= because its meaning changes according to your point of view).自由是一个难以明确的概念。
- International law is notoriously slippery.人所共知，国际法相当棘手。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- with
phrases
- slippery when wet
- wet and slippery
See full entry

Word Originlate 15th cent.: from dialect slipper ‘slippery’, probably suggested by Luther's schlipfferig.

Idioms

the/a slippery slope

a course of action that is difficult to stop once it has begun, and can lead to serious problems or disaster使人滑向深渊的斜坡；危险的境地
- She realized he was on the slippery slope towards a life of crime.她意识到他正滑向犯罪的深渊。