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slicker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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slick·er /ˈslɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable] American English  DCCa coat made of smooth shiny material that keeps out the rain 油布雨衣,防水衣
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slickerBallet definitely didn't jell with the image of super-macho, cool-as-ice City slicker.Roadshows get slicker - at the fun ones shareholders enter quizzes and win safaris.My plastic slicker had snagged and torn.Another kneaded the balled-up rain slicker in his hands.This lovely pin stripe looks a lot sexier on our slinky slicker than stretched across some tycoon's big tum.This is another annoying trend among some of the slicker glossies: leaving page numbers out whenever they feel like it.We were the slickers finding loopholes in the law to turn criminals back on the streets.
slick·er nounChineseSyllable
Corpus of a coat smooth made that keeps shiny material


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slicker
slicker /ˈslɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable] American English
a coat made of smooth shiny material that keeps out the rain


slick·erBrE /ˈslɪkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈslɪkər/ 🔊 noun (NAmE) a long loose coat that keeps you dry in the rain (长而宽松的)雨衣   see also city slicker