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Malleable Young Metals Shapes Latin Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Easily

英语单词 malleable
英美音标 英 ['mæliəbl] 美 ['mæliəbl]
中文释义 adj.可塑的;易改变的;有延展性
英语例句 (1) Lead and tin are malleable metals.
(2) The human brain is almost infinitely malleable.
(3) The young are more malleable than the old.
(4) Every time we recall a long-term memory, it becomes malleable.
中文例句 (1) 铅和锡是可锻的金属。
(2) 人类大脑具有无限的可塑性。
(3) 年轻人比老年人容易受影响。
(4) 每次我们想起一个长期的记忆,它会变得有延展性。
vocabulary简明 A malleable personality is capable of being changed or trained, and a malleable metal is able to be pounded or pressed into various shapes. It's easier to learn when you're young and malleable.
vocabulary扩展 Similarly, there are ductile metals that can be hammered out into wire or thread; gold, silver, and platinum are examples. The adjective malleable dates back to Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin malleābilis, from malleāre "to hammer," from Latin malleus "a hammer."
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](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

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