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slippery as an eel
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

slippery as an eel
  1. 1. (人)很狡猾
  2. 2. (物)很滑,抓不住

Examples

The roads are very slippery so take care when you drive home.
这条路非常滑,开车回家的时候小心一点儿。
to be on a slippery slope to ruin/anarchy
将导致毁灭/混乱 slippery
a slippery road slippery
a slippery character slippery
As I'm not at home, please leave a message, I'll call you back as soon as possible.
我不在家,请留言。我会尽快回电。
They get paid twice as much as I do, but the job is exactly the same as mine.
他们的报酬是我们的两倍,可是他们和我做的工作是一摸一样的。
As a patient, you have responsibilities, as well as rights.
作为一名病人,你有权利但也有责任。
you're as tall as he is {or} as him
你和他一样高 as
I wash up twice as often as them {or} as they do
我洗碗的次数是他们的两倍 often
as late as yesterday
就在昨天 late

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