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词汇 sleekit
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Definition of sleekit in English:

sleekit

adjectiveˈsliːkɪt
  • 1Scottish Artfully flattering or ingratiating.

    〈苏格兰〉逢迎的;讨好的;谄媚的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Scottish National Party leader's sleekit charm and verbal fluency have long wowed commentators who visit Scotland only during the Edinburgh festival.
    1. 1.1 Sly or cunning.
      狡猾的;诡诈的
      his sleekit public image is going to make permanent fame a daunting challenge

      他狡诈的公众形象很难能让他享有永久的名声。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • "They have done this closure in the most sleekit way," says Thomas Callender, who has worked at the Fullarton plant for eight years.
      • He took a sleekit decision, in secret, to raid pension funds, costing millions of Scots billions of pounds.
      • Their old feeding grounds have been colonised by a new breed of slippery and sleekit new Labourites which are simply too fast and too nimble for the lumbering old Conservatus.
  • 2literary Having a glossy skin or surface.

    〈文〉(皮肤或表面)有光泽的;光滑的;光洁的

Origin

Early 16th century: from sleek.

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