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

• 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。
• So we see, in languages the tongue is more pliant to all expressions and sounds, the joints are more supple to all fears of activity and motions, in youth than afterwards.
  所以我们常见，在言语上，幼年时代比幼年以后舌头较为柔活，能学一切的语法及声音，并且四肢关节也比较柔活，适于各种的竞技和运动。
• It has tainted the media too, with influential editors commonly lobbying pliant politicians to favour particular companies.
  有影响力的编辑经常会游说温顺的政客，让他们给予某些公司特殊照顾。
• 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。
• Users expect to see the button move-the pliant response-and you must satisfy those expectations.
  用户希望看到按钮改变受范性反应你必须满足其期望。
• Dr Li and Dr Hu wondered if the problem of electrode damage might be ameliorated by using a more pliant material for the frames on which the electrodes are suspended.
  李博士和胡博士想弄清楚，如果使用一种构成电池框架的，更柔韧的材料&以达到延缓电极的目的，这样是否可以改善有关电极损坏方面的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• Moreover, should an underdog try to use the new law to enforce his rights, the corrupt and pliant judiciary would usually ensure he was wasting his time.
  而且，如果弱者试图用新法律来捍卫他自己的权利，腐败、无原则可言的司法部门通常也会保证他不会“得逞”。
• I don't think it's a good thing for children to be too pliant.
  我认为孩子们太顺从了不是件好事。