does not seem sincere ft m *5it^li ffiftW

glib ; slick TV presenters i§l$ feMT ii

A 0 a slick salesman M 3 done quickly

and smoothly Pin skilful

The crowd enjoyed the team’s slick passing. M&fikMT o a slick gear change

S 4 smooth and difficult to hold or move on ft; ftfl? fg(ft H771 slippery: The roads were slick with rain. T M Jfft f# o ► slick-ly adv. : The magazine is slickly produced. ₀ slickness noun [U]

mnoun 1 (also oil slick) an area of oil that is floating on the surface of the sea ( f§± ) f?fg, 2 a small

area of sth wet and shiny —A)f fSMlESijifeA: a slick of sweat W'W.JfTzK

■ verb [VN +adv./prep.] [usually passive] to make hair very flat and smooth by putting oil, water, etc. on it ft ( A % ) T■ $1 it ftf : His hair was slicked back/down with

slicker /‘slik0(r)/ noun (NAmE) a long loose coat that keeps you dry in the rain ( ) MA — see

also CITY SLICKER

slide o-w /slaid/ verb, noun m verb (slid, slid /slid/)

► MOVE SMOOTH LY/QUIETLY f# It; 1 [usually

+adv./prep.] to move easily over a smooth or wet surface; to make sth move in this way ( f|* ) ftfr, ft jj]: [V] We slid down the grassy slope.

o The drawers slide in and out easily. ji/lAtt/E 0 [VN] She slid her hand along the rail. MiG finite o [V-ADJ] The automatic doors slid open, To [also VN-ADJ] 2 [+adv./prep.] to

move quickly and quietly, for example in order not to be noticed; to make sth move in this way ( ) 'ftttrfn

S zft PTHl slip: [V] He slid into bed. fifeTPARr] o 0 She slid out while no one was looking. M 0 [VN] The man slid the money quickly into his pocket. i B W P$?₀

► BECOME LOWER/WORSE^fR; m 3 [V] ~ (from ...) (to .,.)

to become gradually lower or of less value ;

f£]jt: Shares slid to a 10-year low. 3§:d^i!JT 10

Ml & o 4 [V] ~ (down/into/towards sth) to move gradually into a worse situation & ) ; M $t PS

A; ( I!j ) : The industry has slid into decline.

o They were sliding towards bankruptcy, ffeif]iEMii itra A „ 0 He got depressed and began to let things slide (= failed to give things the attention they needed). #MJ=Lii₀

mnoun

► BECOMING LOWER/WORSE M; 1 [C, usually sing.] a

change to a lower or worse condition $H0j;

: a downward slide in the price of oil o the team’s slide down the table talks

to prevent a slide into civil war s&m^PSArtik^T&^y o The economy is on the slide (= getting worse). B

► ON ICE {£ A A 2 [sing.] a long, smooth movement on ice or a smooth surface ( &#fc±^C7^lfef#^®± ) fPHi, ft#J PT271 skid: Her car went into a slide. Aff^jiftAo

► FOR CHILDREN JLSr 3 [C] a structure with a steep slope that children use for sliding down ft : to go down the slide

► FALL OF ROCK ill ^ $ M 4 [C] a sudden fall of a large amount of rock or earth down a hill A Di; % Mil; A

; m ii Pm landslide : I was afraid of starting a slide of loose stones.

PHOTOGRAPH M >i 5 [C] a small piece of film held in a

| 1889

frame that can be shown on a screen when you shine a light through it ff ft Pm transparency : a talk with colour slides ft Si] ^ £] £f A Wi# o a slide show/

projector AATSM; £j fftil

► FOR MICROSCOPE MM 6 [C] a small piece of glass that

sth is placed on so that it can be looked at under a microscope —picture o laboratory

► PART OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 7 [C] a part of a

musical instrument or other device that slides backwards and forwards ( 5At!A#J ) tvW, MW,

— picture o page R8

► FOR HAIR AA 8 [C] (8r£) = HAIRSLIDE

slide projector noun a piece of equipment for displaying slides (= small pieces of film held in frames) on a screen til

sli der /'slaida(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 ( S$!]itfctAJl) ft tf, ft £tjf§ 2 (computing if) an icon that you can slide up and down or from side to side with the mouse , M zft & ft $ 3 a freshwater turtle from N America

'slide rule noun a long narrow instrument like a ruler, with a middle part that slides backwards and forwards, used for calculating numbers i+^R; ftR .sliding 'door noun a door that slides across an opening rather than swinging away from it ft fl; ft

an

.sliding 'scale noun a system in which the rate at which sth is paid varies according to particular conditions f¥^f]|!ArfrJ ( fgfglf

A ) : Fees are calculated on a sliding scale according to income (= richer people pay more).

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slight (Hr /slait/ adj., noun, verb m adj. (slight-er, slight est) 1 very small in degree $£

IK : a slight increase/change/delay/difference 3£ft / l&E/ H# 0 I woke up with a slight headache. 0 The damage was slight.

ISfMSAo 0 She takes offence at the slightest thing (= is very easily offended). MkRjffLAAo 0 There was not the slightest hint of trouble. ^

|£₀ 2 small and thin in size SAGA

a slight woman 3 (formal) not deserving

serious attention AAitfrA This is a very

slight novel. IT*T7il not in the

¹ slightest not at all — <k tk'T; $ T; fS AW: He didn’t seem to mind in the slightest, ffe {$. — & US A

o

■ noun ~ (on sb/sth) an act or a remark that criticizes sth or offends sb M '[f; Pm insult • Nick

took her comment as a slight on his abilities as a manager.

mverb [VN] [usually passive] to treat sb rudely or without respect M 'It; M ; & ffl ES33 insult _: She felt slighted because she hadn’t been invited. M R A 'x: M iit i#, ► slight-ing adj. [only before noun]:

slighting remarks Ain^- Slightly 0*w /‘slaitli/ adv.

1 a little \ a slightly different version

[^1 f$i£f& O We took a slightly more direct route.

o I knew her slightly.

— :Z ₀ 0 ‘Are you worried?’ ‘Only slightly.’ “ ifcii A'

o ” 2 a slightly built person is small

and thin

slim /slim/ adj., verb, noun

madj. (slim-mer, slim mest) 1 (approving) (of a person A) thin, in a way that is attractive ; £HP3&A a slim

figure/body/waistft&MWfc/ gtt; %tmMmB.oShe was tall and slim. MJikAililJAJLo O How do you manage to stay so slim?

ffr? o (figurative) Many companies are a lot slimmer than they used to be (= have fewer workers). WMI

tt iAA A % 7 o 2 thinner than usual M ; a slim volume of poetry — A 31 ^ 3 not as big as you

would like or expect ^ M1$ ; TAW; A (ft ; A M