pliable
英 ['pla??b(?)l]
美['pla??bl]
- adj. 柔韌的；柔軟的；圓滑的；易曲折的
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中文詞源
pliable 易彎曲的
來自ply,彎，轉(zhuǎn)，-able,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- pliable
- pliable: see ply
- pliable (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French ploiable "flexible, bendable," from plier "to bend" (see ply (n.)). Related: Pliably, pliability.
雙語例句
- 1. Willow twigs are pliable.
- 柳條很軟.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. If we go on expecting our daughters to be decorative and pliable and empty-headed, they'll be inadequately prepared for the future.
- 如果我們繼續(xù)期望自己的女兒只重外表、毫無主見、頭腦空空的話，她們就會對未來準備不足。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The finely twined baskets are made with young, pliable spruce roots.
- 這些編織精美的籃子是用柔韌的云杉嫩樹根編成的。
來自辭典例句
- 4. As your baby grows bigger, his bones become less pliable.
- 隨著寶寶的成長，其骨骼的柔韌性會降低。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Later, the beak, claws and keel become very soft and pliable.
- 此后, 喙 、 爪和胸骨變得很軟和易彎曲.
來自辭典例句