slick
US: /ˈsɫɪk/
UK: /slˈɪk/
UK: /slˈɪk/
English Vietnamese dictionary
slick /slik/
- tính từ
- (thông tục) bóng, mượt; trơn
- (thông tục) tài tình, khéo léo; nhanh nhẹn
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) tài lừa, khéo nói dối
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) viết hay nhưng không sâu (sách...)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) hay thú vị, tốt
- a slick meal: một bữa ăn ngon, một bữa ăn thú vị
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) hấp dẫn; dễ thương
- phó từ
- (thông tục) thẳng, đúng; hoàn toàn
- to hit someone slick in the eye: đánh ai đúng vào mắt
- the ball came slick in the middle of them: quả bóng rơi đúng (thẳng) vào giữa bọn họ
- tài tình, khéo léo; trơn tru
- (thông tục) thẳng, đúng; hoàn toàn
- ngoại động từ
- làm cho bóng, làm cho mượt
- (+ up) (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) làm cho bảnh, làm cho ngăn nắp gọn gàng
- danh từ
- vết mỡ bóng loang trên mặt nước
- cái để giũa bóng
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) tạp chí in trên giấy bóng
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun, verb
+ adjective (slicker, slickest)
1 (sometimes disapproving) done or made in a way that is clever and efficient but often does not seem to be sincere or lacks important ideas: a slick advertising campaign + a slick performance + You had to admire the slick presentation of last night's awards ceremony.
2 (sometimes disapproving) speaking very easily and smoothly but in a way that does not seem sincere
Synonym: GLIB
slick TV presenters + a slick salesman + Her reply was too fast, too slick.
3 done quickly and smoothly: The crowd enjoyed the team's slick passing. + a slick gear change
4 smooth and difficult to hold or move on: The roads were slick with rain.
slickly adverb: The magazine is slickly produced.
slickness noun [U]
+ noun
1 (also oil slick) an area of oil that is floating on the surface of the sea: a 50 km slick from the damaged tanker
2 a small area of sth wet and shiny: a slick of sweat
+ verb [VN +adv./prep.] [usually passive] to make hair very flat and smooth by putting oil, water, etc. on it: His hair was slicked back / down with gel.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 smooth, sleek, glossy, silky, silken, shiny, shining, glassy, slippery:
His slick hair looked as if it had been greased.
2 smooth, urbane, suave, smooth-spoken, glib, smug, plausible; sycophantic, unctuous, Colloq smarmy:
Thomas was a slick operator and managed to worm his way into a position of power
3 smooth, clever, skilful, adroit, dexterous, professional, ingenious, imaginative, inventive, creative, Colloq neat:
The performance was slick and well-rehearsed.
4 superficial, shallow, meretricious, specious, glib:
They have made a lot of money publishing slick magazines for the yuppy market.
v.
5 Often, slick down. smooth, plaster down, grease, oil:
He likes his hair slicked down to look like Valentino's.
Concise English dictionary
slicks|slicked|slicking|slicker|slickestslɪk
noun
+a slippery smoothness
+a magazine printed on good quality paper
+a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
+a trowel used to make a surface slick
verb
+make slick or smooth
+give a smooth and glossy appearance
adj.
+having a smooth, gleaming surface
+made slick by e.g. ice or grease
+having only superficial plausibility
+marked by skill in deception
