slick

滑りやすい

表面が液体でぬれてなめらかになり、歩いたりつかんだりしにくい。

やさしい英語で： Smooth and difficult to walk on or hold because it is covered with liquid.

• The wet road was slick.
• Oil made the floor dangerously slick.
• Her hands were slick with water.

使い方： slick with something (The steps were slick with rain.)

類義語： slippery

よく使う表現： slick road, slick with rain, slick surface

洗練された、見栄えのよい

おしゃれで高級感があり、専門家が仕上げたように見える。

やさしい英語で： Looking stylish, expensive, and professionally made.

• The company has a slick website.
• She gave a slick presentation with impressive graphics.
• Their new magazine looks slick and expensive.

類義語： polished, stylish, glossy

よく使う表現： slick presentation, slick website, slick magazine

口のうまい、ずる賢い

信用できないのに、人を信じ込ませるのがうまい。

やさしい英語で： Good at making people believe you, although you cannot be trusted.

• The slick salesman fooled us.
• Don't trust his slick promises.
• Her slick sales pitch hid several extra charges.

類義語： smooth, glib

よく使う表現： slick salesman, slick talk, slick sales pitch

巧みな、鮮やかな

難しいことを簡単に見せるほど、巧みに手際よく行われる。

やさしい英語で： Done cleverly and smoothly, making a difficult task look easy.

• That was a slick move.
• She found a slick solution to the problem.
• His slick footwork made the difficult dance look easy.

類義語： clever, skillful, smooth

反対語： clumsy

よく使う表現： slick move, slick trick, slick solution

油膜、油の浮いた部分

表面に薄く広がった液体の層。特に油の膜をいう。

やさしい英語で： A thin layer of liquid, especially oil, spread over a surface.

• An oil slick covered the water.
• The car skidded on a slick of fuel.
• Workers tried to stop the slick reaching the beach.

使い方： slick of something (A slick of oil spread across the harbor.)

よく使う表現： oil slick, fuel slick, slick of oil

詐欺師、ペテン師

知恵を使って人をだます、信用できない人。

やさしい英語で： A clever person who tricks others and cannot be trusted.

• That slick took our money.
• Nobody trusted the slick who offered the deal.
• The two slicks had fooled half the town.

類義語： trickster, crook, con artist

よく使う表現： a slick, that slick

ならし道具

表面を滑らかにしたり、平らにしたりする道具。

やさしい英語で： A tool used to make a surface smooth or level.

• He smoothed the surface with a slick.
• The worker selected a wider slick.
• This slick leaves an even finish.

類義語： smoothing tool

よく使う表現： use a slick, smoothing slick, metal slick

幅広のみ

木材を接合する際、薄く削るために使う幅広の鋭い道具。

やさしい英語で： A wide tool with a sharp edge used to shave thin pieces from wood when making joints.

• The carpenter sharpened his slick.
• She used a slick to trim the joint.
• A wide slick removed thin shavings from the timber.

類義語： paring chisel

よく使う表現： carpenter's slick, wide slick, paring slick