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slinkiness

/sling-kee/US // ˈslɪŋ ki //UK // (ˈslɪŋkɪ) //

纤细,纤巧性,纤弱,纤巧

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    slink·i·er, slink·i·est.

    • : characterized by or proceeding with slinking or stealthy movements.
    • : made of soft, often clinging material that follows the figure closely and flows with body movement: a slinky gown.

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Examples

  • She and Nina strike up a tentative friendship, though Nina, slinky and appraising, seems to be eyeing Leda for what she can get out of her, though what that might be isn’t immediately clear.

  • Once the bottle was out, he celebrated by sticking his snout in the open end of the rubber casing, pushing toward the ground, and compressing the whole thing like a slinky.

  • Beal led all scorers with 26 points on 11-for-19 shooting and looked his normal slinky self maneuvering around defenders even after dealing with shooting pain down his right leg since getting injured.

  • Lab tests and simulations found that a spread-out configuration reduced pressure on any single interface between component, meaning that the robot’s “brain” acted more as a flexible slinky than a rigidly-tethered nervous system.

  • The accompanying video has a film noir look that complements the slinky sound.

  • The public love-in with Jennifer Lawrence was sealed with her daring, red slinky Calvin Klein number at the 2011 Oscars.

  • Amongst the characters performances are decadent costumes, over-the-top wigs, and too much leather, fur, and slinky cuts to count.

  • Giving a bit of edge were leather bodices worn over long slinky skirts and silk dresses that swirled around the feet.

  • The opening look combined a light turquoise, slinky evening gown with a mauve headpiece.

  • She had on a frock of some thin, slinky stuff and a droopy garden hat with flowers on it and carried a sunshade.

  • Ax dat slinky yaller man up yonder on dat flatfo'm ef he gwine give de order to th'ow me out!

  • As the train slowed down for Rochester we saw her rise and get into her slinky little coat.

  • It was a long slinky looking power boat, but it wasn't even slinking along, now.

  • A slinky man comes up at his elbow and starts to talk out of the side of his mouth.