does not seem sincere花言巧语的;能说会道的；油滑的
EQZJglib: s〖icfc TVpresenters伶牙俐齿的电视节.目主持
人◊
a sHcfc salesman花言巧语的推销员> 3 done
quickly and smoothly娴熟的；灵巧的；漩畅的HEIskilful： TTie crowd enjoyed the
teams sHcfc pacing.观众欣赏了这
支球队娴熟的楊接配合。◊ a sZidc gear change貪巧命换
挡 4 smooth and difficult to hold or move on 滑；.滑溜 溜的 PW71 slippery: 77ie roads were wit/i
rai/i.下
雨 滑。► slick.ly flc/v.
: ■ The magazine is sHcfcZy produced这份杂志办得华而不实。slkk.ness /iow/7
[U] mnoun 1 (also oil slick) an area of oil that is
floating on the surface of the sea (海i： )_浮油，浮油膜 2
a small area of sth wet and shiny 小片湿而亮的地方.：a slick 〇/sweat涔涔的汗水
mverb [VN +adv./prep.]
[usually passive] to make hair very flat and smooth by
putting oil，water, etc. on it 使（或 发）平整光溜：His hair was sHcfced
bacfc/down m'th 他的头发用了发胶，朝后/朝下梳得平平整整的。
slick-er /'slik9(r)/ noun [
slide /slaid/ verb,
noun
m verb (slid, slid /slid/)
►
MOVE SMOOTHLY/QUIETLY 滑行;梢悄地移动 1
[usually
+adv./prep.] to
move easily over a smooth or wet surface; to make sth move in this way (使）滑行，滑
动：[V] We did down the
grassy dope.我们从草遍上滑 7
下来。rhe drawers sZide in and
out easify这几个抽屉
好_好拉。' ◊
[VN] She did her hami the raiZ.她把 拳搭上滑动着。◊ [V-ADj] 77ie
automaric doors did open. 门#慢开了。[also
VN-ADj] 2 to
move quickly and quietly,
for example in order not to be noticed; to make sth move in this way (使）快捷而
悄声地移动slip : [V] He
s〖id into bed.也不_不响 地钻进緣手。◊ She did out
whfZe no one was foofcin^.她 趁着没乂看见溜了出去。.◊ [VN] rhe man也d the money quicfciy into
hispocfcet. ip人很快把钱塞进自己的口袋。
►
BECOME LOWER/WORSE 降低：衰f 3 [V]〜(from
）(to ) to become gradually lower or of
less vaiue 逐渐择低； 贬值：Shares siid to a
JO-year iovv股价跌到 了 10'卓来
的最低点。4 [V] ~ (down/into/towards stli) to move gradually into a
worse situation 衰落（成）；_ 逐渐陷 入；逐渐衰退（到）：rhe industry /las sZid
into decZfne. 这个行i已成衰退之势。◊ 771印were sliding towards
bankruptcy.彳正逐 _
濒临破产。◊ He got
depressed and began to let things slide (= failed to give things the attention they
needed).他意气消沉，得过且过。
mnoun
►
BECOMING LOWER/WORSE 降低；衰落 1 [C，usually sing.] change
to a lower or worse condition 降低；落；衰
落：a downward sifde in the price. 〇/ oiZ
石油价格的下跌
◊
the teams sZide down the tab〖e 球 k排名的下_〇
to prevent a slide into
dviZ war 旨在避陷 A
内奴的谈判
◊
TTie economy is on the sHtie (= getting
worse)经^F 曰 益衰退。
►
ON ICE 在冰上 2 [sing.] a long,
smooth movement on ice or a smooth surface (在冰上或光滑表面上）滑行，滑动
HT1 skid: Her car went into a
siide.她的车打起滑来。
►
FOR CHILDREN 儿童 3 [C] a structure
with'a steep slope that children use for sliding down 滑梯：to go down thesHde溜滑梯
►
FALL OF ROCK 山岩崩塌 4 [C] a sudden fall of a
large amount of rock or earth down a hill 山崩；岩崩；■土 崩；崩塌 landslide ： I
was afraid, of starting a sZide choose stones.我当时担心会引起散石块崩塌。
PHOTOGRAPH
照片 5 [C] a small piece of film held in a
I 1889 slim
frame that
can be shown on a screen when you shine a light through it 幻灯片 transparency ： a talk with colour slides借助彩色幻灯片的讲话◊ a sHde show/ projector幻灯放映；幻灯机
►
FOR MICROSCOPE 显微镜 6 [C] a small piece of glass that
sth is placed on so that it can be looked at under a microscope 载物玻璃片一picture o laboratory
►
PART OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 7 [C] a part of a
musical instrument or other device that slides back- wards and forwards (乐器上的）拉管，滑管，滑动装置
picture o page R8
►
FOR HAIR 头发 8 [C] (8r£) = hairslide
'slide
projector noun a piece of equipment for displaying slides (= small
pieces of film held in frames) on a screen 幻灯机
sli-der /'slaide(r)/ noun 1 a device for
controlling sth such as the volume of a radio, which you slide up and down or
from side to side (备制收音机音量等品 > 滑 杆，滑动器 2 (co/r/pwt/Vjg.计）an icon that you can
slide up and down or from side to side with the mouse 浮动 块，滚动条滑块
3 a FRESHWATER TURTLE from N America红*癥龟（北美淡水龟）广
'slide rule noun a long narrow
instrument like a ruler, with a middle part that slides backwards and forwards,
used for calculating numbers 计算尺；滑尺
,sliding door noun a door that
slides across an opening rather than swinging away from it 滑门；.推 拉门.，：.
.sliding scale noun a system in
which the rate at which sth is paid varies according to particular conditions浮动费率制（根据情况上下浮动费率的交纳制
度 > :Fees are caZcuZateci on a sliding scale according to income (= richer
people pay more).按浮动费率制根据收
+高低计算收费。
slight /slait/ adj., noun, verb
◊
（siight.er, slightest) 1 very small in degree 轻微 的；略微的：a slight increase^c/iange/deiay/di^ference 微的/ 变化V 拖延
/ 差异◊ J wofce up with a si(ght headache.我醒来时舍点头痛。◊ T/ie damage was sZig/it. 损失很小。◊ She takes ojSfence at the slightest thing (= is
very.easily offended).她&辄生气。◊ rhere was not the slightest hint of trouble.
象。2 small and thin in size细小的；纤细的；瘦小的： a sZigftt womari 瘦小的灰子、3
.(/bwjfl/) not deserving serious attention 无须重视的；不足道的：This is a very sZight novd.这是一部颇不足道的/j、iL D33I not in the 'slightest not at aU 点也不；牽示；根本没有：He didn't seem to mind in
the slightest, life IP
在乎。
◊
m>wn 〜（on sb/sth) an act or a remark that
criticizes sth or offends sb 侮M冷落；轻视 HT1 insult Nick took her comment
as a slight on his abilities as a man- oger.尼克认为她的话是藐视他当痉理的能力。
mverb [VN] [usually passive] to treat sb rudely or without respect 侮慢；落；轻视 insult ： She felt slighted because she hadrCt been invited,
请，觉得受了冷落。► slighting 〇办[only before noiin]: siighting
remarks 会慢之语
Slightly /islaitli/ Mv_
1 a little 略微；稍微：a s[igh办 dijQferent version 略有不 周的说法◊ We tooi a more direct route.我们
择了一条略近的路线。◊Jfcnewhers/ightiy.我对她略知 一二。◊ Are you worried? OnZy sZightZy你担心 吗？ 稍微有点。,2 a slightly built person is small and thin身材癀小的 slim /slim/ adj., verb, noun
madj. (slim-mer, slim-mest) 1 (approving) (of a person A) thin, in a way
that is attractive 苗条的；纤细兩：a slim 月gure/body/waist苗条的体形/身材；纤细的腰肢◊ She was taH and s〖im.她是个瘦高个儿。◊ ffow
do you manage to stay so s〖im?.你是怎榦把身材保持得这么侖条
的？ 0 (figurative) Many companies are a
lot slimmer than they used to be (= have fewer workers).许多公司的员工
比过去少多了。2 thinner than
usual 单薄的：a
slim volume 〇/poetry 本薄薄的诗集 3 not as big as you would like or
expect微_始；：足的；少的；小的