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flexuous

/flek-shoo-uhs/US // ˈflɛk ʃu əs //UK // (ˈflɛksjʊəs) //

曲折,曲折的,曲折性,挠性

Related Words

bending弯曲的,弯曲,折弯,弯曲性crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的curved弯曲的,弯弯曲曲的,弧形,弧形的meandering蜿蜒曲折,弯弯曲曲的,弯弯曲曲,蜿蜒曲折的meandrous巨大的,巨大serpentine蛇形结构,蛇形,蛇形线,蛇形的sinuous蜿蜒曲折的,蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒的,蜿蜒snaky鬼鬼祟祟的,狡猾的,诡异的,鬼鬼祟祟tortuous曲折的,迂回的,迂回曲折,弯弯曲曲的wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决turning转向,转弯,转变,转动

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : full of bends or curves; sinuous.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.winding
Synonyms
bending弯曲的,弯曲,折弯,弯曲性crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的curved弯曲的,弯弯曲曲的,弧形,弧形的curving弯曲的,弯弯曲曲,弯曲,曲线meandering蜿蜒曲折,弯弯曲曲的,弯弯曲曲,蜿蜒曲折的meandrous巨大的,巨大serpentine蛇形结构,蛇形,蛇形线,蛇形的sinuous蜿蜒曲折的,蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒的,蜿蜒snaky鬼鬼祟祟的,狡猾的,诡异的,鬼鬼祟祟tortuous曲折的,迂回的,迂回曲折,弯弯曲曲的turning转向,转弯,转变,转动wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决

Examples

  • His very skin grew flexuous, and he found a pleasure in taking long steps such as he could not have accounted for by thought.

  • Jake swung the little, flexuous club softly against his palm, and Gordon suddenly realized that the cripple intended to kill him.

  • It is here rather taller, and the branches less flexuous than in the eastern states.

  • The stem is covered with a fine mealy substance, straight or flexuous, sometimes reticulated above.

  • Her flexuous and stealthy figure became an integral part of the scene.

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