pliable的意思

pliable

英式音标['plaɪəbl]
美式英标['plaɪəb(ə)l]

基本解释

adj. 柔韧的；柔软的；圆滑的；易曲折的

中文词源

pliable 易弯曲的

来自ply,弯，转，-able,形容词后缀。

英文词源

pliable: pliable: see ply
pliable (adj.): late 14c., from Old French ploiable "flexible, bendable," from plier "to bend" (see ply (n.)). Related: Pliably, pliability.

实用例句

1. Willow twigs are pliable.: 柳条很软.

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。

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。

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。

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.

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