pliable 英 [ˈplaɪəbl]   美 [ˈplaɪəbəl]

pliable

pliable  英 [ˈplaɪəbl] 美 [ˈplaɪəbəl]

adj. 柔韧的;柔软的;易曲折的 

pliable attitudes. 能适应的姿势
pliable teenage minds. 易受影响的青少年的心灵。

  • Pliable means bendable but not breakable. Wax is pliable, good leather is pliable. If you describe a person as pliable, it usually means that he's easily influenced, like a nightclub owner who takes orders from a crime boss.
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  • adj. 柔韧的;柔软的;易曲折的
  • 1. pliable attitudes.

    能适应的姿势

  • 2. pliable teenage minds.

    易受影响的青少年的心灵。

  • 3. quality leather is pliable and will not crack.

    高质量皮革是很柔韧且不会破裂的。

  • 4. soaked the leather to make it pliable;

    浸湿皮革使之柔软;

  • pliable (adj.) late 14c., from Old French ploiable "flexible, bendable," from plier "to bend," from Latin plicare "to fold, lay" (from PIE root *plek- "to plait"). Related: Pliably, pliability.
pli·able / ˈplaɪəbl ; NAmE ˈplaɪəbl / adjective 1 easy to bend without breaking 易弯曲的;柔韧的 SYN flexible 2 (of people ) easy to influence or control 易受影响的;可塑的;容易摆布的 SYN impressionable pli·able / ˈplaɪəbl ; NAmE ˈplaɪəbl /
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