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flexibility

/flek-suh-bil-i-tee/US // ˌflɛk səˈbɪl ɪ ti //

灵活性,弹性,伸缩性,适应性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the ability to bend easily or without breaking:The shoe soles are made from elastic materials to provide perfect flexibility.
    • : the quality of being easily adapted or of offering many different options: This blogging platform is becoming more and more popular because of its flexibility, power, and simplicity.
    • : the ability and willingness to adjust one’s thinking or behavior: Being a resilient parent is all about flexibility.

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Examples

  • In addition to its flexibility, one of the big things was its reliability.

  • “If a customer prefers to not fly on this aircraft, we’ll provide flexibility to ensure they can be easily re-accommodated,” the carrier said in a message to employees.

  • Baxter-Gilbert acknowledges that the shrinking may not be due to natural selection and could instead be a consequence of the toads having the developmental flexibility to respond to a quirk of their island environment.

  • The agencies offer staffing flexibility and can help shield companies from legal issues surrounding employees’ questionable immigration status or workers’ compensation claims because they are the direct employer.

  • That flexibility, and the trust it created, is playing a role this time.

  • The UN methodology affords its team a little more flexibility.

  • The job requires a mind for logistics, flexibility, and risk control.

  • The U.S. government should expedite their cases while showing some modicum of flexibility in reviewing their documentation.

  • The amount of strength, flexibility, stamina, everything it takes to be a gymnast is insane.

  • Will the U.S. demonstrate a reasonable amount of flexibility to satisfy him when it comes to the nuclear program?

  • Equal flexibility of the joint could certainly have been obtained with a smaller number of bones.

  • She noticed the strong, thick fingers, devoid of flexibility, yet evidently of terrific strength.

  • Sisal also lacks the flexibility of Manila, being much more stiff and harsh.

  • The merit of the simple suspension bridge is its cheapness, and its defect is its flexibility.

  • This does not sound promising, but it works perfectly well in practice by the exercise of a little flexibility.