pliant

英['plaɪənt] 美['plaɪənt]
  • adj. 易受影响的;易弯的
pliantly pliancy
GRE TOEFL
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 柔软的
    2. 能适应的
    3. 易曲折的
    4. 易弯的
    5. 柔韧的
    6. 顺从的
    7. 温顺的
    8. 容易摆布的
    9. 易弯曲的
    10. 柔顺的
    11. 易受影响的

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. capable of being influenced or formed;

    "the plastic minds of children"
    "a pliant nature"

  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"

1. She lay pliant in his arms.
她顺从地偎依在他的怀中。

来自《权威词典》

2. She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior.
你要知道,在温顺的外表下,她既自傲又固执。

来自辞典例句

3. They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.
他们用易弯的柳枝编制篮子。

来自辞典例句

4. When it is dragged over pliant areas, an additional percussive tap could indicate this collision.
当它被拖到受范区域时, 一个附加的敲击声提示这种碰触.

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5. New research shows how the pliant animals create such a stiff limb.
现在,研究显示了这种软梯动物时如何形成这样有力的肢体.

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor.
      他被赶下台,由一个比较容易摆布的继任者取代。
    2. New research shows how the pliant animals create such a stiff limb.
      新研究显示了这种软梯动物时如何形成这样有力的肢体。