| 单词 | supple |
| 释义 | supple (once / 1622 pages) adjv Something or someone that is supple bends and moves easily, like a contortionist at a circus sideshow. If you can wrap your legs around your neck, you most likely have a supple body. Supple is often used as an adjective describing a body — such as a dancer’s; a fabric — such as soft leather; or a sound — such as an accomplished singer’s voice. This makes for a strange supple family, but all of its members can move with ease and flexibility. More idiomatically, supple can also be used to describe a mind. In this sense, it does not mean “easily brainwashed,” but has a more positive association with the open-mindedness of free-thinkers. WORD FAMILYsupple: suppled, suppleer, supplely, suppleness, suppler, supples, supplest, suppling USAGE EXAMPLESDalén invented a neat little device that would, when heated by the sun, pinch off the gas suppling a lighthouse’s beacon. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) They all get their moments to wrap their supple voices around Yeston’s songs, whose period influences range from rag to Gilbert and Sullivan. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) Mr. Scheft’s recipe starts with a supple dough that rises more than once, developing a complex flavor in the process. Wall Street Journal(Dec 13, 2016) 1adj moving and bending with ease Syn lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, svelte, sylphlike graceful characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution 2adj (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely Syn limber flexible, flexile able to flex; able to bend easily 3adj (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable a supple mind Syn limber flexible capable of being changed 4v make pliant and flexible These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use Hyper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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