英语词汇“flexible”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	flexible
释义	flexible —flexibility, flexibleness, n. —flexibly, adv. /flek"seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler. 2. susceptible of modification or adaptation; adaptable: a flexible schedule. 3. willing or disposed to yield; pliable: a flexible personality. n. 4. a flexible substance or material, as rubber or leather. [1375-1425; late ME < L flexibilis pliant, easily bent. See FLEX¹, -IBLE] Syn. 1. pliable, elastic, supple. FLEXIBLE, LIMBER, PLIANT refer to that which bends easily. FLEXIBLE refers to that which is capable of being bent and adds sometimes the idea of compressibility or expansibility: a flexible piece of rubber hose. LIMBER is esp. applied to the body to refer to ease of movement; it resembles FLEXIBLE except that there is an idea of even greater ease in bending: a limber dancer. PLIANT stresses an inherent quality or tendency to bend that does not require force or pressure from the outside; it may mean merely adaptable or may have a derogatory sense: a pliant character. 2. tractable, compliant. Ant. 1. stiff. 2. rigid.
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