| 释义 |
slippery /ˈslɪpəri/► SEE ALL(as) slippery as an eelthe slippery slope
●(as) slippery as an ˈeel (informal) dishonest and good at not answering questions, etc. 像鳗鱼一样狡猾；狡猾得像泥鳅◆The man the police want to talk to is slippery as an eel, and has so far escaped arrest.
警方想与之谈话的那个人像泥鳅一样狡猾，现在仍逍遥法外。 OPP (as) straight as a die (2) ●the slippery ˈslopea situation or way of behaving that could quickly lead to danger, disaster, failure, etc. 滑溜的斜坡；危险的境地；易导致危险（或灾难、失败等）的行为◆Starting with shoplifting, he was soon on the slippery slope towards a life of crime.
他一开始只是去商店扒窃，之后很快就走上犯罪的人生之路。 |