slippery
adj. 滑的; 狡猾的; 棘手的
Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold.
The tiled floor was wet and slippery...
瓷砖地面又湿又滑。
Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions.
提醒驾车人要当心路滑。
You can describe someone as slippery if you think that they are dishonest in a clever way and cannot be trusted.
He is a slippery customer, and should be carefully watched.
他是一个狡猾的顾客,要小心提防。
If someone is on a slippery slope, they are involved in a course of action that is difficult to stop and that will eventually lead to failure or trouble.
The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer.
该公司认为他们比顾客更了解情况,而有这种想法注定是要失败的。
1. being such as to cause things to slip or slide;
2. not to be trusted;
slippery slope
会导致错误(或灾难)(或会遭拒)的观点(或行为)
Just how slippery is Apple's ( AAPL ) iPhone ?
苹果 Iphone 到底有多滑 呢 ?
He ran the following morning along the slippery cobbled streets and survived unscathed.
次日清晨,他沿着滑溜溜的圆石街道奔跑,所幸没有受伤.
The frozen snow was so slippery that it was hard to keep one's feet.
冰雪溜滑,人们很难站稳.
We found it very slippery under foot.
我们感到地上很滑.
Mind your step, it is slippery outdoors.
当心脚下, 外面路滑.
adj. 不稳定的,不安全的,危险的,靠不住的
unsteadyhazardousbuiltcriticalbydangerousunstablesandunsafetotteryperilousashakyunsoundriskyonthreadticklishprecarioushanging
adj. 油滑的,光滑的
unctuousoilyglossywetglazedgreasysmoothicyslimyglassysleeksatinywaxedwaxyskiddyslickbuttery
adj. 狡猾的,阴险的,不忠的,不可靠的
trickytwo-facedfly-by-nightfaithlesssnakeevasiveacunningJanus-facedshadyreptiliandouble-dealingdeceptivedeceitfuldisloyalsnakyperfidiousfoxydeviousundependableshiftyuntrustworthyelusiveliketreacheroussneakydishonestslickunreliable
adj. 短暂的,暂时的,很快消失的
ephemeralfragilemomentaryimpermanentfleetingtransientpassingshort-livedtemporalintermediateprovisionaldisappearingtransitoryevanescent
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