English Dictionary

slick

IPA（発音記号）

/slɪk/

形容詞

頻度副詞 皮肉的用法 アメリカ英語

Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. / Appearing expensive or sophisticated. / Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.

日本語の意味

液体で覆われているため滑りやすい、もしくは滑らかな状態を示す。 / 見た目が高価または洗練された印象を与える。 / 一見信頼できるように見えるが、実際は信用できない状態を示す。

After the rain, the wooden deck was slick and I had to walk very carefully.

雨の後、木のデッキは濡れて滑りやすくなっていたので、私はとても注意して歩かなければならなかった。

意味（1）

Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

This rain is making the roads slick.

意味（2）

Appearing expensive or sophisticated.

They read all kinds of slick magazines.

意味（3）

Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.

That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything.

意味（4）

(often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.

Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick.

意味（5）

(US, West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special.

That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!

意味（6）

Sleek; smooth.

Both slick and dainty.

slicker （ comparative ）

slickest （ superlative ）