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

• No, indeed; the most singular flowers and plants grow there; the leaves and stems of which are so pliant, that the slightest agitation of the water causes them to stir as if they had life.
  不是的，那儿生长着最奇异的树木和植物。它们的枝干和叶子是那么柔软，只要水轻微地流动一下，它们就摇动起来，好像它们是活着的东西。
• 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。
• He kneads you until you are pliant;
  它揉捏你们，直至你们柔顺。
• If the user then releases the mouse button, the onscreen button will not be activated ( which is consistent with the lack of pliant response).
  接着，如果使用者释放了鼠标按键，则按钮就不会被触发（这和缺少受范响应是一致的）。
• Our factory's spring chairs are Both pliant and strong, and comfortaBle to sit in.
  本厂弹簧椅，韧硬兼顾，坐感舒服。
• Expectations are high-in line with rewards-and underperformance is not indulged. The chief executive used to quasi-imperial powers and supported by a pliant bureaucracy would be in for a rude awakening.
  期望很高这与回报相符不会允许业绩不佳的情况出现。那些习惯于掌握类似皇权并受到顺从属下支持的首席执行官将会如梦初醒。
• 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。
• Producers have access to cheap capital and labour and pliant local governments desperate to attract business to their regions.
  该行业生产商能够获得廉价的资金和劳动力，而顺从的地方政府，迫切希望吸引企业到本地发展。
• She lay pliant in his arms.
  她顺从地偎依在他的怀中。
• Dynamic visual hinting works like this: When the cursor passes over a pliant object, it changes its appearance ( see Figure 19-3).
  动态视觉暗示是这样工作的，当光标经过受范对象时，该对象会改变其外观（参见图19-3）。