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pliant
[英] [ˈplaɪənt] [美] [ˈplaɪənt] 生词本

adj.

  • 易混淆的单词：PLIANT  

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1. ADJ-GRADED 易受影响的；柔顺的；顺从的 A pliant person can be easily influenced and controlled by other people. 

  • She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior.

    你要知道，在温顺的外表下，她既自傲又固执。

2. ADJ-GRADED 易弯的；柔韧的 If something is pliant, you can bend it easily without breaking it. 

  • ...pliant young willows.

    易弯的嫩柳枝

Adjective

1. capable of being influenced or formed;

  • "the plastic minds of children"
  • "a pliant nature"

2. able to adjust readily to different conditions;

  • "an adaptable person"
  • "a flexible personality"
  • "an elastic clause in a contract"

3. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;

  • "a flexible wire"
  • "a pliant young tree"

4. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out;

  • "ductile copper"
  • "malleable metals such as gold"
  • "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"
  • "pliant molten glass"
  • "made of highly tensile steel alloy"