1 having a completely flat surface with no lumps or holes or rough areas 平滑的;光滑的:
smooth skin光滑的皮肤a smooth piece of wood光滑的木块 [OPP] rough 反义词为rough
2 (of a liquid mixture) without lumps (液体混合物)没有团块的:
Stir the sauce until it is smooth.将调味汁搅匀。 [OPP] lumpy 反义词为lumpy
3 without difficulties 没有困难的;顺利的:
The transition from the old method to the new has been very smooth.从旧方法转变到新方法一直很顺利。
4 (of a journey in a car, etc) with an even, comfortable movement (指行车等)平稳前进的:
You get a very smooth ride in this car.这辆汽车行车平稳,一路上你会很舒适。 [OPP] bumpy 反义词为bumpy
5 too pleasant or polite to be trusted 过分圆滑的(以致不可信)
☞We use this word in a critical way, usually about a man I don't like him. He's far too smooth. 这个词用于批评,通常指人:I don't like him. He's far too smooth.我不喜欢他,他这个人太圆滑。 ➔smoothnessnoun [U]
take the rough with the smooth→ROUGH²
smooth²
/smu:ð ||; smuð/verb
[T] smooth sth (away, back, down, out, etc) to move your hands in the direction mentioned over a surface to make it smooth 抚平