smoothie

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A smooth-talking person.
    — True to their reputations, Paul was a smoothie who put a public relations gloss on everything he said, and John was abrasive and sarcastic, speaking his mind and letting the chips fall where they may.
  2. A drink made from whole fruit, thus thicker than fruit juice.
    — Sometimes he brings her smoothies from his favourite place on Judd Street. He has a weakness for these glutinous confections that are supposed to extend his life.
  3. A blending of different things, a mishmash figuratively
    — He shook his head and cleared the pentup anger and sadness that mixed his mind into a smoothie of emotions he bottled up inside, then scolded himself for allowing the outburst.
  4. A member of the mod subculture who is relatively non-violent and wears expensive clothing.
    — 1987, John Irwin (quoting Piri Thomas), The Felon The decision to cool myself made the next two years the hardest I had done because it meant being a smoothie and staying out of trouble, which in prison is difficult, […]
  5. A person with shaven body hair, especially pubic hair. informal
    — Smoothies seem much more acceptable now. Back in the "good old days" it [pubic hair] was almost essential for pics etc.

词形变化

smoothies plural smoothy alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Old English smōþ
Middle English smothe
Proto-West Germanic *smanþī
Old English smēþe
Middle English smethe
English smooth
English -ie
English smoothie
From smooth + -ie.
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