sleek

英[sliːk] 美[slik]
  • adj. 圆滑的;井然有序的
  • vt. 使…光滑;掩盖
  • vi. 打扮整洁;滑动

词态变化


第三人称单数: sleeks;过去式: sleeked;过去分词: sleeked;现在分词: sleeking;比较级: sleeker;最高级: sleekest;副词: sleekly;名词: sleekness;

助记提示


fudge捏造。
forge伪造。

shine发光。
sheen光泽。

slick油滑的。
sleek光滑的。

s=水
l=流
sl=流,滑

1. sleek <===> slick.

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. The horse's sleek body gleamed.
这匹马全身光滑,皮毛闪亮。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the sleek dark head of a seal
黑乎乎、油光光的海豹脑袋

来自《权威词典》

3. She wore a sleek little black dress.
她穿了一条有光泽的黑色连衣裙.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He's one of those sleek businessman types.
他是那些穿着考究的生意人中的一员.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.
这匹马全身润泽有光.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》