| 单词 | flexible |
| 释义 | flexible (fleksɪbəl ) 1. adjective A flexible object or material can be bent easily without breaking. ...brushes with long, flexible bristles. Synonyms: pliable, plastic, yielding, elastic flexibility (fleksɪbɪlɪti ) uncountable noun The flexibility of the lens decreases with age. Synonyms: adaptability, openness, versatility, adjustability Synonyms: complaisance, accommodation, give and take, amenability Synonyms: elasticity, pliability, springiness, pliancy 2. adjective B2 Something or someone that is flexible is able to change easily and adapt to different conditions and circumstances as they occur. [approval] Look for software that's flexible enough for a range of abilities. ...flexible working hours. Synonyms: adaptable, open, variable, adjustable flexibly (fleksɪbli ) graded adverb [ADVERB with verb] It would seem more sensible to apply standards flexibly rather than rigidly. flexibility uncountable noun The flexibility of distance learning would be particularly suited to busy managers. Synonyms: adaptability, openness, versatility, adjustability Synonyms: complaisance, accommodation, give and take, amenability Collocations: flexible employment The last recession brought in the service industry, will this recession bring in much more flexible employment? Times, Sunday Times Many equated flexible employment with 'shirking from home' and supported a culture of presenteeism, rather than focusing on effectiveness. Times, Sunday Times In an age of digital technology and the ease of working from home, patterns of flexible employment are what you would expect. Times, Sunday Times By using part-time and flexible employment they can get more than they thought they could afford, from people who are really committed. Times, Sunday Times Its articles cover the nature of work, labor-management relations, welfare-to-work, flexible employment, labor policy, regulation of labor unions, dispute resolution, and workplace grievance resolution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are traditional key centers in a flexible framework. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Within that flexible framework, they work towards very specific learning targets organized around four focus areas: animation, game development, web development, and digital media. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Think has created a schoolhouse: an open, flexible framework to support the pursuit of ideas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The purpose of the project was to create a flexible framework for implementing new networking protocols. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Among these was categorial grammar, a highly flexible framework for the analysis of natural language syntax and (indirectly) semantics that remains a major influence on work in formal linguistics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once it offered the service, it was inundated by companies wanting to make use of cheap, flexible labour available 24 hours a day. Times, Sunday Times More particularly, the effect for employees will be to curb opportunities that should be expanding thanks to a flexible labour market and ever-longer life expectancy. Times, Sunday Times They said the change would create a 'flexible labour market'. The Sun That means structural reforms and the creation of more flexible labour markets. Times, Sunday Times Recession or no recession, we have to shape up in response: lower taxes, lower employment costs and a hungrier and more flexible labour market. Times, Sunday Times The flexible learning meant he could learn from home in his own time. The Sun The modules are designed to allow flexible learning, some at work and the rest in the students' spare time. Times, Sunday Times But the rise of flexible learning means that students are increasingly likely to be middle-aged, taking a career break, or wanting to graduate as soon as possible. Times, Sunday Times They incentivize schooling by allowing flexible learning hours, conferring scholarships contingent on academic performance and providing food. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Staff have both cable and wireless access to the network to enable staff to move freely, creating truly flexible learning areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The thin flexible material with tiny embedded wires converts tiny changes of pressure into electrical current. The Sun Somehow, a triangle and a circle can be the same if they’re made out of a flexible material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Students in the course spent some time knitting objects, like infinity scarves and headbands, that were different even when made out of flexible material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hinges may be made of flexible material or of moving components. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some closures are made of flexible material such as cork, rubber, or plastic foam. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scientists are able to gather such information already but the robots would offer a much cheaper and more flexible option. Times, Sunday Times Yes, as long as your provider offers a flexible option, so always check first. Times, Sunday Times Drawdown mortgages are the most flexible option. Times, Sunday Times Working from home and job-sharing are flexible options available to most employees. Times, Sunday Times The store offers a number of flexible options and drivers can choose between working days or nights and around commitments at home. The Sun Open the drain valve and disconnect the cold-water flexible pipe to the heater. Houston Chronicle Steam locomotives typically carried a short length of flexible pipe (called a water-lifter) to refill water tanks from flooded shell holes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It makes flexible pipes used in the offshore oil and gas industry to connect undersea wells with floating production platforms. Times, Sunday Times Loops of flexible pipes buried in trenches in the ground outside collect the few degrees of near-constant warmth present in the soil. Times, Sunday Times When floods strike, though, the houses float up and all the lines for water, gas, electricity and sewage float up with the house through flexible pipes. Times, Sunday Times They are also found in flexible plastic, such as that used in microwave meals. Times, Sunday Times Opt for flexible plastic prongs when it comes to brushing. The Sun Opt for a lightweight, flexible plastic or leather gymnastic speed rope. The Sun Overseas sales of its range of flexible plastic wall tiles - which can be cut with scissors-soared 60% last year. Times, Sunday Times The flexible plastic structure adds two cup sizes. The Sun It also marks the way forward for the intelligent and flexible policy on the ultra-sensitive issue of stem-cell research. Times, Sunday Times Some business people also sense the opportunity for a more flexible policy on immigration. Times, Sunday Times He accepted that there was great variation in revolutionary enthusiasm across the country, and that a flexible policy of land redistribution was necessary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Flexible policies mean staff can work staggered or reduced hours, work from home or job share. Times, Sunday Times However, if you still require the provider to send you a bill through the post, then bear in mind that some have more flexible policies than others. Times, Sunday Times The operators will argue that, armed with their complex algorithms, they are responding to a surge in demand with flexible pricing. Times,Sunday Times Transport officials are also looking at introducing budget airline-style flexible pricing to match demand. Times, Sunday Times Train companies will also be banned from using flexible pricing policies to put some fares up by as much as 5 per cent. Times, Sunday Times More importantly, their online booking, flexible pricing and high load-factors mean lower carbon emissions per passenger than for many full-fare airlines. Times, Sunday Times His new idea doesn't seem to be about flexible pricing — it's apparently simply about being cheap. Times, Sunday Times Experts believe the cost of drawdown may fall next year, as people take advantage of the flexible rules. Times, Sunday Times Special forces have more flexible rules but even they typically operate in numbers larger than two. Times, Sunday Times Other adoption agencies and local authorities have equally flexible rules. Times, Sunday Times Flexible rules (all the others) should be negotiated to demonstrate willingness to drop our 'perfect' agenda and to show that we are in this together. Times, Sunday Times The practices and games are geared to their needs with fewer and more flexible rules allowing for a successful sport experience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also means that when next week's remarkable developments arise, you'll have a flexible schedule and an open mind. Times, Sunday Times One reason for the satisfaction: the flexible schedule. Christianity Today Can we talk about a flexible schedule for me? Houston Chronicle It's possible she has a personal arrangement that facilitates a more flexible schedule than yours. Times, Sunday Times The school year consists of two 15-week semesters with a 6 class flexible schedule, consisting of 52 minute periods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A flexible structure makes choosing your options even more mind-boggling, with an extensive range of single honours, joint honours and major or minor programmes. Times, Sunday Times Ultimately, the winners will be those retailers that maintain strong brands and adopt a flexible structure to meet the changing needs of customers. Times, Sunday Times This flexible structure minimizes the impact of the agreement on the participants' individual organizations and facilitates adding new participants with new skills and resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His public commissions are inclined to rely more heavily on gridded structures, whereas windows for private residences flow with more flexible structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This, along with the fact that the solvents permeate plastics, has precluded large-scale outdoor application and integration into flexible structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The second of those mentions in particular was a tribute to flexible thinking on the hoof. Times, Sunday Times Fixed ideas that have held you back will be replaced by flexible thinking and new or updated ideas bring success. The Sun Improve flexible thinking and ingenuity by getting them to sketch something from different perspectives: from below, then from above by standing on a chair. Times, Sunday Times Positive attitude and flexible thinking give you new ideas about work and study plans. The Sun These are creatures that have flexible thinking, imagination and the ability to pass on information. Times, Sunday Times They see dividendsetting as a flexible tool that can help them to conserve cash in tough years. Times, Sunday Times The principle of autonomy proved to be a flexible tool in the hand of a hegemonic power. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Surgeons then use flexible tools to remove tumours in the brain or top of the spine. The Sun Restitution developed as a series of writs called special assumpsit, which were later additions in the courts of law, and were more flexible tools of recovery, based on equity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Provides more flexible tools for brain research and allow obtaining more reliable and precise results, which can not be achieved with the help of traditional brain atlases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The camera can detect sources of light inside the body, such as the illuminated tip of the endoscope's long flexible tube. The Sun It works by threading a tiny camera attached to a thin flexible tube into the lower part of the bowel. The Sun A rotor with a number of rollers, shoes, wipers, or lobes attached to the external circumference of the rotor compresses the flexible tube. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A small flexible tube (nasogastric tube) may be inserted from the nose into the stomach to help decompress the dilated bowel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When applying the injection port, an insertion needle guides a soft cannula (a small, flexible tube) under the skin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company negotiates ad hoc sabbaticals and encourages staff to return from maternity leave with flexible work options. Times, Sunday Times There are options for flexible work or reduced hours to fit in with school hours, for example. Times, Sunday Times Labour has passed new laws to promote flexible work. Times, Sunday Times Significant legal changes have taken place in the past decade that give all employees the right to request flexible work. Times, Sunday Times The firm offers career breaks, and flexible work patterns include job sharing, reduced hours and sabbaticals. Times, Sunday Times Recruitment: graduate starting salary of about 28,000; also settling-in and relocation allowances, share purchase scheme, flexible working and 25 days' holiday. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Meanwhile, more flexible working arrangements and wage restraint should prevent any significant deterioration in the jobs market. The Sun (2013) All staff are encouraged to take their full annual leave of five weeks and numerous flexible working options are in place. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Employees can take advantage of a number of flexible working options such as compressed hours, job sharing and part-time working. Times, Sunday Times (2009) If that weren't enough, the forward sales contracts were highly flexible. Globe and Mail (2003) The result was that his highly flexible ankles and knees might have buckled under the strain of returning to the lacrosse field. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The open plan and large hall for the printing presses offers highly flexible space. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Translations: Chinese: 灵活的 Japanese: 曲げやすい |
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