pliant

英 [ˈplaɪənt]

美 [ˈplaɪənt]

adj.  绵软顺从的; 柔顺的; 温顺的; 容易摆布的

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BNC.33899 / COCA.25405

牛津词典

adj.

• 绵软顺从的；柔顺的
  soft and giving way to sb, especially in a sexual way
  1. her pliant body
     她那柔软的肢体
  2. She lay pliant in his arms.
     她顺从地偎依在他的怀中。
• 温顺的；容易摆布的
  willing to accept change; easy to influence or control
  1. He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor.
     他被赶下台，由一个比较容易摆布的继任者取代。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 易受影响的；柔顺的；顺从的
  Apliantperson can be easily influenced and controlled by other people.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 易弯的；柔韧的
  If something ispliant, you can bend it easily without breaking it.
  1. ...pliant young willows.
     易弯的嫩柳枝

英英释义

adj

• capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  1. a flexible wire
  2. a pliant young tree
  Synonym:bendablepliablewaxy
• able to adjust readily to different conditions
  1. an adaptable person
  2. a flexible personality
  3. an elastic clause in a contract
  Synonym:elasticflexiblepliable
• capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  1. ductile copper
  2. malleable metals such as gold
  3. they soaked the leather to made it pliable
  4. pliant molten glass
  5. made of highly tensile steel alloy
  Synonym:ductilemalleablepliabletensiletractile
• capable of being influenced or formed
  1. the plastic minds of children
  2. a pliant nature
  Synonym:plastic

双语例句

• These toys are made of pliant rubber, so they won't break.
  这些玩具由柔韧橡胶制成，所以小会被弄坏。
• Cried he, striking a light hammer with a pliant handle on a small gong.
  他一面喊，一面用一把软把的木槌，敲了一下铜锣。
• As pliant as silicon has been over the last half-century, carbon nanotubes have some significant advantages.
  尽管硅在过去半个世纪里用途广泛，但碳纳米管拥有某些明显优势。
• Dynamic visual hinting works like this: When the cursor passes over a pliant object, it changes its appearance ( see Figure 19-3).
  动态视觉暗示是这样工作的，当光标经过受范对象时，该对象会改变其外观（参见图19-3）。
• New research shows how the pliant animals create such a stiff limb.
  现在，研究显示了这种软梯动物时如何形成这样有力的肢体。
• Expectations are high-in line with rewards-and underperformance is not indulged. The chief executive used to quasi-imperial powers and supported by a pliant bureaucracy would be in for a rude awakening.
  期望很高这与回报相符不会允许业绩不佳的情况出现。那些习惯于掌握类似皇权并受到顺从属下支持的首席执行官将会如梦初醒。
• Don't underestimate the power that advertising has to influence a pliant public.
  不要低估了广告对易受影响公众的作用。
• If you refuse to deal with a group because it's too extreme, you don't get to deal with a more pliant, moderate alternative.
  如果你因为一个派别过于极端而将其搁置，那么，你不会有机会选择一个较为顺从较为温和的替代品。
• Fashion models often have tall, pliant bodies.
  时装模特通常有颀长、曼妙的身材。
• 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。