[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人)温顺的,易受影响的,顺从的 If you say that someone is malleable, you mean that they are easily influenced or controlled by other people.
[WRITTEN 笔语]
The malleable mayor of New York was under his control...
这位听话的纽约市市长听命于他。
She was young enough to be malleable.
她还年轻,还很乖。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](材料)柔软的,可锻的,可塑的,有延展性的 A substance that is malleable is soft and can easily be made into different shapes.
Silver is the most malleable of all metals.
银是延展性最好的金属。
...using clay, plasticine or another malleable material.
用黏土、橡皮泥或其他延展性强的材料
Oxford
mal·le·able/ˈmæliəbl; NAmEˈmæliəbl/adjective1( technical 术语) (of metal, etc. 金属等)that can be hit or pressed into different shapes easily without breaking or cracking 可锻造的;可轧压的;易成型的2(of people, ideas, etc. 人、思想等)easily influenced or changed 可塑的;易受影响(或改变)的▶mal·le·abil·ity/ˌmæliəˈbɪləti; NAmEˌmæliəˈbɪləti/noun[uncountable ]mal·le·able/ˈmæliəbl; NAmEˈmæliəbl/mal·le·abil·ity/ˌmæliəˈbɪləti; NAmEˌmæliəˈbɪləti/
LDC
malleablemal‧le‧a‧ble /ˈmæliəbəl/ adjective
Word Origin
Examples
1 technical something that is malleable is easy to press or pull into a new shape: malleable steel2 formal someone who is malleable can be easily influenced or changed by other people: a malleable child—malleability /ˌmæliəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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