(騎馬、航行等)平穩(wěn)的，順順當(dāng)當(dāng)?shù)?/div>
A smooth ride, flight, or sea crossing is very comfortable because there are no unpleasant movements.
例句
The active suspension system gives the car a very smooth ride.
這個(gè)主動(dòng)懸架系統(tǒng)使汽車行駛起來非常平穩(wěn)。
ADJ-GRADED
順利的
You use smooth to describe something that is going well and is free of problems or trouble.
例句
Political hopes for a swift and smooth transition to democracy have been dashed...
迅速而順利地過渡到民主體制的政治希望破滅了。
A number of problems marred the smooth running of this event.
一些問題攪亂了這一事件的順利進(jìn)展。
ADJ-GRADED
故作殷勤有禮的;精明圓滑的;圓通的
If you describe a man as smooth, you mean that he is extremely smart, confident, and polite, often in a way that you find rather unpleasant.
例句
Twelve extremely good-looking, smooth young men have been picked as finalists...
12 名特別漂亮精明的青年男子被選為參加決賽的選手。
He was the smoothest and probably the most powerful chief of staff in political memory.
在人們關(guān)于政治人物的記憶里，他是最精明、可能也是最有權(quán)勢(shì)的參謀長(zhǎng)。
VERB
撫平;抹平
If you smooth something, you move your hands over its surface to make it smooth and flat.
例句
She stood up and smoothed down her frock...
她站起身，抹平了裙子。
Bardo smoothed his moustache.
巴多撫了撫胡子。
VERB
抹;捋
If you smooth something somewhere, you use your hands to spread it there.
例句
She smoothed the lotion across his shoulder blades...
她在他的肩胛骨上抹了乳液。
His fingers smoothed the hair back from her face.
他用手把她臉上的頭發(fā)捋到腦后。
PHRASE
鋪平道路;促進(jìn)
If you smooth the path or smooth the way towards something, you make it easier or more likely to happen.
例句
Their talks were aimed at smoothing the path towards a treaty to limit long-range weapons.
他們的會(huì)談旨在為締結(jié)限制遠(yuǎn)程武器條約鋪平道路。
PHRASE
既能享樂也能吃苦;是好是歹一起承受
If you say that someone has to take the rough with the smooth, you mean that they have to accept the unpleasant or difficult things that happen as well as the pleasant things.