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elastic adj.灵活的；有弹性的；可变的n.橡皮圈；有松紧的东西 (1) 新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。(2) 这件游泳衣是由弹性材料做成的。(3) 这条便裤的腰带可伸缩。(4) 它像一条橡皮带那样迅速弹回。(5) 我将这条橡皮筋拉长到最大限度。(6) 这条裙子需要换一根松紧腰带。 In 1923 American inventor William H Spencer took elastic one step further, creating the elastic band — the Internet of its day for bored office workers seeking amusement. The properties of elastic have long lent themselves to metaphorical use, so that anything or anyone that's capable of adaptation or is flexible in its nature can be termed elastic.

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英 [ɪ'læstɪk] 美 [ɪ'læstɪk] (1) The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.(2) This swimming costume is made of elastic material.(3) The slacks have an elastic waistband.(4) It snapped back like a piece of elastic.(5) I stretched that piece of elastic to its fullest extent.(6) This skirt needs some new elastic in the waist. Elastic is the rubber-based material that resumes its original shape after stretching or compression, and anything described as elastic is flexible. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]松紧带；橡皮筋 Elastic is a rubber material that stretches when you pull it and returns to its original size and shape when you let it go. Elastic is often used in clothes to make them fit tightly, for example round the waist. ...a piece of elastic.一根松紧带...my plaid Bermuda shorts with the elastic waist.我那件束腰的格子呢百慕大短裤2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有弹性的，有弹力的 Something that is elastic is able to stretch easily and then return to its original size and shape. Beat it until the dough is slightly elastic.一直搅打，直至生面团略有弹性。...an elastic rope.有弹性的绳子3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（想法、计划、政策等）有通融性的，灵活的，能变通的 If ideas, plans, or policies are elastic, they are able to change to suit new circumstances or conditions as they occur. ...an elastic interpretation of the rules of boxing...对拳击规则的灵活解释If export and import demand is elastic, then the change in trade volumes will operate to remove the surplus.如果进出口需求具有灵活性，那么贸易额的变化则可能会抵消盈余。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 rubber band An elastic is a rubber band .   [mainly AM 主美]

英语单词	elastic
英美音标	英 [ɪ'læstɪk] 美 [ɪ'læstɪk]
中文释义	adj.灵活的；有弹性的；可变的 n.橡皮圈；有松紧的东西
英语例句	(1) The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views. (2) This swimming costume is made of elastic material. (3) The slacks have an elastic waistband. (4) It snapped back like a piece of elastic. (5) I stretched that piece of elastic to its fullest extent. (6) This skirt needs some new elastic in the waist.
中文例句	(1) 新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。 (2) 这件游泳衣是由弹性材料做成的。 (3) 这条便裤的腰带可伸缩。 (4) 它像一条橡皮带那样迅速弹回。 (5) 我将这条橡皮筋拉长到最大限度。 (6) 这条裙子需要换一根松紧腰带。
vocabulary简明	Elastic is the rubber-based material that resumes its original shape after stretching or compression, and anything described as elastic is flexible.
vocabulary扩展	In 1923 American inventor William H Spencer took elastic one step further, creating the elastic band — the Internet of its day for bored office workers seeking amusement. The properties of elastic have long lent themselves to metaphorical use, so that anything or anyone that's capable of adaptation or is flexible in its nature can be termed elastic.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]松紧带；橡皮筋 Elastic is a rubber material that stretches when you pull it and returns to its original size and shape when you let it go. Elastic is often used in clothes to make them fit tightly, for example round the waist. ...a piece of elastic. 一根松紧带 ...my plaid Bermuda shorts with the elastic waist. 我那件束腰的格子呢百慕大短裤 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有弹性的，有弹力的 Something that is elastic is able to stretch easily and then return to its original size and shape. Beat it until the dough is slightly elastic. 一直搅打，直至生面团略有弹性。 ...an elastic rope. 有弹性的绳子 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（想法、计划、政策等）有通融性的，灵活的，能变通的 If ideas, plans, or policies are elastic, they are able to change to suit new circumstances or conditions as they occur. ...an elastic interpretation of the rules of boxing... 对拳击规则的灵活解释 If export and import demand is elastic, then the change in trade volumes will operate to remove the surplus. 如果进出口需求具有灵活性，那么贸易额的变化则可能会抵消盈余。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]同 rubber band An elastic is a rubber band . [mainly AM 主美]

Elastic Piece Waist Original Band Rubber Material Shape