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

• Both buck and doe have a little gait And both their eyelids palpitate. deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows.
  北美东部的一种落叶灌木，浆果蓝黑色，其木柔韧、以前用来做箭。
• 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。
• Fashion models often have tall, pliant bodies.
  时装模特通常有颀长、曼妙的身材。
• Tea bushes thirst for more than twice London's annual rainfall, and cloud cover combined with high humidity is perfect for keeping their vivid green leaves pliant.
  茶树对雨量的要求，是伦敦年降雨量的两倍以上，而多云的天气加上高湿度，构成了茶树盎然生长的完美环境。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Shrewd Chinese negotiators, on the other hand, have found in their pliant quarry an expeditious way to advance their careers, the Party, and the New China's rapid push to modernization.
  精明的中国谈判者，另一方面，给他们易受影响的猎物找到了一条快速的生财之道，中丅共、新中国向现代化的快速前进。
• Batiatus asks that she be made more pliant.
  巴提亚图说她应该学会更顺从。