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baffle, slick, improvise

##- 2020. 2. 25. 22:32
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baffle

당황

to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something:

 She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour

 

slick

1 if something is slick, it is done in a skilful and attractive way and seems expensive, but it often contains no important or interesting ideas

 Hollywood production slick advertising 

 The presentation was very slick.

2 if someone is slick, they are good at persuading people, often in a way that does not seem honest 

 a slick used-car salesman

3 done smoothly and quickly 

 He got round the defender using some slick footwork.

4 smooth and slippery

 Cars were sliding off roads that were slick with rain.

that was a slick (‘멋있다’는 뜻의〈cool〉대신 쓰이는 말로〈slick〉이 있다. <slick>은 고전적인 우아한 아름다움보다 현대적이고 깔끔한 멋을 말한다. 이를테면 시카고는〈slick〉한 도시이고 파리는〈beautiful〉한 도시이다. 벤츠는〈beautiful car〉이고 페라리는〈slick car〉이다. 이와 같이〈slick〉은 ‘스포티한 멋’을 말하기도 한다.)

“ I slicked my hair back.” Meaning they gelled their hair back. 

“Omg that was so slick.” This is means someone is complimenting another about how smooth a persons actions were.

 

improvise

즉흥적으로, 즉석에서 짓다

to invent or make something, such as a speech or a device, at the time when it is needed without already having planned it:

I hadn't prepared a speech so I suddenly had to improvise.

We improvised a mattress from a pile of blankets.

 

It'll be a cakewalk.

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