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Flexible Flexibility Easily People Bent Breaking Refer Adapt

英语单词 flexible
英美音标 英 ['fleksəbl] 美 ['fleksəbl]
中文释义 adj.柔韧的;灵活的;易弯曲的;可变通的
英语例句 (1) This tube is flexible but tough.
(2) We need a foreign policy that is more flexible.
(3) People use Java because it is flexible and runs on multiple platforms.
(4) Leather and rubber are flexible, glass and iron are not.
(5) A flexible adhesive connector bonded by heat to the contact edge of the glass.
(6) It makes people feel more agile, more flexible, and their hearts get stronger.
中文例句 (1) 这管子柔软但很坚固。
(2) 我们需要一个更为灵活的外交政策。
(3) 人们使用Java是因为它的灵活性及在多种平台上可以运行。
(4) 皮革和橡胶都是易弯曲的,玻璃和铁则不然。
(5) 一个易弯曲的黏著的连接器被热联结到玻璃的接触边缘。
(6) 它使人感到更加敏捷,更加灵活,并且他们的心脏得到更强。
vocabulary简明 Something that is flexible is easily bent without breaking. The flexible drinking straw was invented in the 1930s by a man who saw his daughter struggling to drink a milkshake with a straight paper straw.
vocabulary扩展 The word flexible can refer to bendable physical objects or to intangibles like a person's mind, which can be changed. It can even refer to work environments that can adapt schedules and benefits to fit a worker's individual needs. Being physically flexible usually means good health, with no pain in movement. In all, it's great to be flexible, to be able to bend without breaking and bounce back, ready to keep going.
柯林斯解释
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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]可弯曲的;柔韧的 A flexible object or material can be bent easily without breaking.
  • ...brushes with long, flexible bristles.

    鬃毛长而柔韧的毛笔

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  • The flexibility of the lens decreases with age.

    眼球晶状体的柔韧性随着年龄增长而减退。

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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]易变通的;适应性强的;灵活的 Something or someone that is flexible is able to change easily and adapt to different conditions and circumstances as they occur.
  [approval]
  • Look for software that's flexible enough for a range of abilities.

    寻找功能多、适用性强的软件。

  • ...flexible working hours.

    灵活的工作时间

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  • It would seem more sensible to apply standards flexibly rather than rigidly.

    灵活地运用标准比死守标准会显得更合情合理。

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  • The flexibility of distance learning would be particularly suited to busy managers.

    远程学习的灵活性对于日理万机的经理人来说特别适合。

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