sleek

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sleek1 /sliːk/ adjective  1  GRACEFULa vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape 〔汽车等〕线条流畅的，造型优美的 the sleek lines of the new Mercedes 这款新梅赛德斯汽车的优美外形2. SHINYsleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy-looking 〔头发、皮毛〕油亮光滑的，有光泽的3. RICHsomeone who is sleek looks rich and is well dressed 〔人〕时髦阔气的 —sleekly adverb —sleekness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

sleek• Suddenly he froze, standing tall, erect, and sleek.• the car's sleek, aerodynamic profile• It's sleek, aggressive and frankly, it has the face of an angel.• Seclusion is at hand a short train ride from Zurich, whose airport handles sleek business jets in nearly any weather.• The cat purred as Ben stroked its sleek fur.• Linda looked wonderful at the party; her hair was long and sleek, her make-up perfect.• It was sleek, its ears raised not flattened.• Certainly every time the Alto was exposed to the world outside the sleek monastery near Route 280, the response was terrific.• But a sleek sailing boat that spends all its time in harbour is no use to anyone.• The Chamber of Commerce promoted a sleek, sophisticated image of metropolitan Tucson as a good place to live.• Whatever had been on its prow was now gone, sheared off when the sleek vessel had been driven among the trees.sleek lines• The Focus-sized motor has sleek lines and huge interior space.• Not like the man-made beauty of a sports car, its sleek lines and purring engine.• Fortunately, however, their sleek lines are as tough as they are functional and good looking.• Even now its sleek lines look ahead of their time.sleek2 verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]  SHINYto make hair or fur smooth and shiny by putting water or oil on it 〔在头发或皮毛上抹水或油〕使平滑光亮sleek something back/down etc His hair was sleeked back with oil. 他的头发用发油向后梳理得平滑光亮。→ See Verb tableOrigin sleek1 (1500-1600) SLICK1

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sleek¹ /sliːk/ adjective1. a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape:
    the sleek lines of the new Mercedes
2. sleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy-looking
3. someone who is sleek looks rich and is well dressed
—sleekly adverb
—sleekness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ shiny looking bright and smooth, and reflecting light: Her hair was now washed and shiny. | A shiny limousine pulled in front of the building. | His face was shiny with sweat. | shiny metal objects
   ▪ glossy used about hair or fur that looks shiny and healthy. Glossy magazines and books use expensive shiny paper: My hair seemed much thicker and more glossy. | His fur is all glossy. | The plant's leaves were still glossy. | He was flicking through a glossy magazine. | glossy brochures advertising skiing vacations
   ▪ sleek shiny and smooth in a way that looks very attractive – used especially about hair, fur, a car or machine, or about someone's body : the cat's sleek fur | His sleek dark-blue Mercedes was parked outside. | I looked at the sleek brown bodies resting beside the pool. | the sleek lines of a Bang and Olufsen television | A small jet waited like a sleek silver bird beside the runway.
   ▪ silky very soft and smooth to touch, like silk – used about hair, fur, skin, or material: Her skirt and jacket were made of smooth, silky fabric. | Fernando stroked her silky hair and kissed her forehead. | her silky skin
   ▪ gleaming very shiny and clean – used especially about something that has just been polished: A gleaming motorcycle stood parked outside the bar. | his gleaming white teeth | gleaming black shoes | The tourist brochures show gleaming white sand.
   ▪ glistening literary something that is glistening is shiny, especially because it is wet: her glistening eyes | I recognized his dark glistening skin. | We stared at the glistening expanse of the sea. | the glistening white of the dome | the glistening black heads of the seals
   ▪ lustrous literary shining in a soft gentle way – used about hair, eyes, lips, or material: Her hair was thick and lustrous. | His eyes were dark and lustrous. | her lustrous lips | the fabric's smooth lustrous surface
   ▪ polished polished shoes, floors, tables etc are shiny because they have been rubbed until they shine: a highly polished floor

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sleek² verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
to make hair or fur smooth and shiny by putting water or oil on it
    sleek something back/down etc
    His hair was sleeked back with oil.