pliable
英 ['plaɪəb(ə)l]
美['plaɪəbl]
- 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.
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