| 单词 | slinky |
| 释义 | slinky, a.|ˈslɪŋkɪ|
[f. slink v. + -y1.]
Of a woman, esp. from the manner of her dress: sinuous, slender, gliding; of a garment: close-fitting, as if moulded to the figure. In extended use (with varying degrees of approval): stealthy, dextrous, furtive.
1921Ladies' Home Jrnl. Jan. 8/1 Even now I seem to see in memory a slinky, slant-eyed person with long, slender finger nails, who wears green. 1923Glasgow Herald 21 July 6/5 Jessica was swathed in a slinky gown of flat crepe in a deep blue shade. 1932D. L. Sayers Have his Carcase xviii. 235 She now selected a slinky garment, composed of what male writers call ‘some soft, clinging material’. 1944R. Chandler Lady in Lake 116 One of those slinky glittering females. 1951N. C. Hunter Waters of Moon iii. i. 69 Some really classy young man with heaps of money. A Guards officer, for instance, or something rather slinky on the Stock Exchange. 1962Times 28 Dec. 9/5 Miss Ross sings a variety of songs—slinky, torchy, witty. 1973Country Life 8 Mar. 633/2 Slinky dresses that have the finest of straps or are completely strapless. 1980J. Wainwright Eye of Beholder 18 His missus. The slinky, brittle bint.
Hence ˈslinkily adv.
1935Amer. Speech X. 192/2 A long flowing gown trails slinkily on the floor. |
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