"slippery as an eel" 怎么发音

expression

US

SLIP-er-ee az an EEL

UK

sl-IP-uh-ree az un EEL

释义

Describes someone who is very difficult to catch, hold, or get a clear answer from—often because they avoid direct answers or escape situations easily.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈsɫɪpɝi/, /ˈsɫɪpɹi/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈiɫ

英式英语

slˈɪpəɹi/ /ˈæs/ /ˈɐn/ /ˈiːl

简化发音

美式

SLIP-er-ee az an EEL

英式

sl-IP-uh-ree az un EEL

语境中听

The thief was slippery as an eel and escaped the police easily.

Negotiating with him is tough—he's slippery as an eel.

Every time I ask where he was, he acts slippery as an eel.

He's slippery as an eel—good luck getting a straight answer out of him.