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pliable

/plahy-uh-buhl/US // ˈplaɪ ə bəl //UK // (ˈplaɪəbəl) //

柔韧的,柔韧,轻柔的,柔顺的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
    • : easily influenced or persuaded; yielding: the pliable mind of youth.
    • : adjusting readily to change; adaptable.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.bendable, adaptable

Examples

  • Steam or griddle your tortillas until they’re soft and pliable.

  • At a Wednesday news conference, Turner and allies warned that the campaign against her was funded by corporate-friendly conservatives who wanted a pliable member of Congress.

  • About 10 minutes before assembling the pie, remove the second disk of pie crust dough from the refrigerator to allow it to soften and become more pliable.

  • Taking inspiration from marine animals that gracefully maneuver through their surroundings—the octopus is a favorite—scientists tapped silicone and other pliable materials to build soft structures that can stretch and move with ease.

  • Over time, the theory goes, inflammation causes trouble—plaques and less pliable arterial walls.

  • Another notable region is nicknamed “Pigeon Valley” for the thousands of bird nesting holes dug into the pliable rock.

  • Their own moral values must be so certain and positive that those younger and more pliable will be influenced by a fine example.

  • Memory and history are funny: generally reliable, they're also shockingly pliable, and often wrong on details.

  • Could the West rely on the more or less faceless Libyan opposition, a rabble in arms, to be so pliable?

  • It was soft and pliable, and of such a texture that it could be washed easier than anything else, either paper or cloth.

  • He showed his shrewdness in thus dealing with this pliable and deeply affectionate nature.

  • Nothing else except silver or gold would be tough enough as well as pliable enough for the purpose.

  • About 15 minutes of soaking will be sufficient to make them pliable enough to bend over at right angles.

  • In silence he thrust his beechwood tablets into his pocket, and picked his pliable scaler's rule from the corner.