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elastic

/ih-las-tik/US // ɪˈlæs tɪk //UK // (ɪˈlæstɪk) //

弹性,松紧带,弹性的,弹性物质

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
    • : spontaneously expansive, as gases.
    • : flexible; accommodating; adaptable; tolerant: elastic rules and regulations.
    • : springing back or rebounding; springy: He walks with an elastic step.
    • : readily recovering from depression or exhaustion; buoyant: an elastic temperament.
    • : Economics. relatively responsive to change, as to a proportionate increase in demand as the result of a decrease in price.Compare inelastic.
    • : Physics. of, relating to, or noting a body having the property of elasticity.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
    • : something made from this material, as a garter.
    • : rubber band.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.pliant, rubbery
adj.adaptable, tolerant

Examples

  • Among the rise of green hills dotted with cows, at the farm and creamery of Louis Bononci, James had his first taste of Teleme, a washed-rind cheese with a subtly elastic texture and milky tang.

  • The tools and threads are all held in place with elastic straps, so the supplies stay organized even if bounced around in a bag.

  • The remolded electronic structure won’t stay in place of its own accord, just as a piece of elastic won’t stay stretched if you don’t keep pulling.

  • It’s comfortable and it’s got a nice elastic spring that adheres nicely to movement.

  • The lid has an elastic opening that allows for quick access while hiding the garbage inside.

  • The second was that the demand for seduction schooling was elastic.

  • He was wearing a black sweatshirt and light grey sweatpants with an elastic waist.

  • Jenny Packham polka-dotted frock with a high-waisted elastic waistband and wedge heels.

  • But I think powerful, long friendships often are elastic enough to incorporate envy into them, and not destroy the friendship.

  • Elastic bracelets—with brads to place just so in an acupressure spot on the inner wrist purported to reduce nausea—are popular.

  • Accordingly, the question "How far does the note issue under the new system seem likely to prove an elastic one?"

  • The sputum of more advanced cases resembles that of chronic bronchitis, with the addition of tubercle bacilli and elastic fibers.

  • Industrial society is therefore mobile, elastic, standing at any moment in a temporary and unstable equilibrium.

  • The non-elastic character of water made it unsuitable for a machine requiring a fly-wheel.

  • I met him on Kingstown promenade the other day walking with an elastic step and with the brightness of youth in his eye.