sleek
adj. 圆滑的；井然有序的
vt. 使…光滑；掩盖
vi. 打扮整洁；滑动
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.
中文解释
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.
实用例句
- 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》
