glib

英 [ɡlɪb]

美 [ɡlɪb]

adj.  油腔滑调的; 不诚恳的; 未经思考的; 肤浅的

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BNC.21385 / COCA.19183

牛津词典

adj.

• 油腔滑调的；不诚恳的；未经思考的；肤浅的
  using words that are clever, but are not sincere, and do not show much thought
  1. a glib salesman
     油嘴滑舌的推销员
  2. glib answers
     未经思考的回答

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 轻率的；随便说出口的
  If you describe what someone says asglib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case.
  1. ...the glib talk of 'past misery'...
     对“昔日苦难”的轻描淡写
  2. Mr. Lewis takes an insufferably glib attitude toward it all.
     刘易斯先生对这一切不以为意，令人厌恶。

英英释义

adj

• artfully persuasive in speech
  1. a glib tongue
  2. a smooth-tongued hypocrite
  Synonym:glib-tonguedsmooth-tongued
• having only superficial plausibility
  1. glib promises
  2. a slick commercial
  Synonym:patslick
• marked by lack of intellectual depth
  1. glib generalizations
  2. a glib response to a complex question

双语例句

• If that was too glib, are the new China and Russia threatening to Western interests?
  如果这个问题显得滑头，那么就问一下这个问题：新的中国和俄罗斯是否正在威胁西方的利益？
• A glib door to door salesman sold her a set of books that she did not want.
  能说会道的推销员，向她推销了一套她根本不想买的书。
• It is just too glib to blame crime on unemployment and poverty.
  将犯罪归咎于失业和贫穷也太肤浅了。
• She's always ready with a glib excuse.
  她老是有圆滑的借口。
• The fellow has a very glib tongue.
  这家伙嘴油得很。
• I shall borrow a little boat and make a little trip over the river and trust to my glib tongue to set north and South at each other's throats.
  亮（诸葛亮）借一帆风，直至江东，凭三寸不烂之舌，说南北两军互相吞并。（《三国演义》）
• Mr. Lewis takes an insufferably glib attitude toward it all.
  刘易斯先生对这一切不以为意，令人厌恶。
• When people ask us about Baupost's risk controls, we have no glib answer.
  当人们问起我们Baupost的风险控制，我们回复不是油腔滑调的。
• His opponents say he is glib and deceitful.
  他的对手说他油嘴滑舌，谎话连篇。
• His glib talk sounds as sweet as a song.
  他说的比唱的还好听。