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pliable

英['plaɪəbl] 美['plaɪəbl]
  • adj. 易曲折的;柔软的;圆滑的
pliably pliability
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详细释义

Adjective:
  1. susceptible to being led or directed;

    "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"

  2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out;

    "ductile copper"
    "malleable metals such as gold"
    "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"
    "pliant molten glass"
    "made of highly tensile steel alloy"

  3. able to adjust readily to different conditions;

    "an adaptable person"
    "a flexible personality"
    "an elastic clause in a contract"

  4. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;

    "a flexible wire"
    "a pliant young tree"

双语例句

1. Willow twigs are pliable.
柳条很软.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. If we go on expecting our daughters to be decorative and pliable and empty-headed, they'll be inadequately prepared for the future.
如果我们继续期望自己的女儿只重外表、毫无主见、头脑空空的话,她们就会对未来准备不足。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The finely twined baskets are made with young, pliable spruce roots.
这些编织精美的篮子是用柔韧的云杉嫩树根编成的。

来自辞典例句

4. As your baby grows bigger, his bones become less pliable.
随着宝宝的成长,其骨骼的柔韧性会降低。

来自辞典例句

5. Later, the beak, claws and keel become very soft and pliable.
此后, 喙 、 爪和胸骨变得很软和易弯曲.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. These tubes are lightweight, soft and pliable.
      这些管子重量轻,柔软易弯曲。

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