pliable

英 [ˈplaɪəbl]

美 [ˈplaɪəbl]

adj.  易弯曲的; 柔韧的; 易受影响的; 可塑的; 容易摆布的

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BNC.22987 / COCA.20923

牛津词典

adj.

• 易弯曲的；柔韧的
  easy to bend without breaking
• 易受影响的；可塑的；容易摆布的
  easy to influence or control

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 易弯的；柔韧的
  If something ispliable, you can bend it easily without cracking or breaking it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 易受影响的；柔顺的；顺从的
  Someone who ispliablecan be easily influenced and controlled by other people.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  1. a flexible wire
  2. a pliant young tree
  Synonym:bendablepliantwaxy
• able to adjust readily to different conditions
  1. an adaptable person
  2. a flexible personality
  3. an elastic clause in a contract
  Synonym:elasticflexiblepliant
• capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  1. ductile copper
  2. malleable metals such as gold
  3. they soaked the leather to made it pliable
  4. pliant molten glass
  5. made of highly tensile steel alloy
  Synonym:ductilemalleableplianttensiletractile
• susceptible to being led or directed
  1. fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda
  Synonym:fictile

双语例句

• The four states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri make up the brass buckle on that tough but pliable leather belt.
  堪萨斯，俄克拉荷马，阿肯色和密苏里四个州组成了这条坚韧而柔软的皮带上的四颗铜扣。
• 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。
• A thin pliable sheet of material.
  一种很细、很柔软的薄片。
• Thermoforming is a manufacturing process where a plastic sheet is heated to a pliable forming temperature, formed to a specific shape in a mold, and trimmed to create a usable product.
  热成型是一个制造过程，其中的一块塑料板上加热到柔软成形温度，形成了以一个特定的形状的模具，并修整，以创造一个可用的产品。
• We have seen that as their numbers dwindle, the dark becomes more pliable to our various demands.
  我们已经看到了，黑暗势力的逐渐萎缩。
• Some kinds of plastic become pliable if they're heated.
  有些塑料遇热变得柔韧。
• The wooden frame warped in the humidity. Cane is pliable when wet.
  木架结构因受潮而弯曲藤条潮湿时易弯曲。
• Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable.
  似皮革的或由似皮革的东西制成；坚韧的但是柔韧的。
• He'd always thought of her as pliable.
  他一向认为她耳软心活。
• 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。