flexible

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈfleksəbl/

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(approving) able to change to suit new conditions or situations
- a more flexible approach
- flexible working hours/practices
- Our plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone.
- You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach.
- flexible about something Can you be flexible about when you take your leave?
Extra Examples
- My mother is fairly flexible about what time I need to be home.
- We need to make the working day more flexible.
- A First National Bank loan is an extremely flexible facility.
- What is needed is a more flexible design.
- We can offer you flexible working hours.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
phrases
- about
See full entry
able to bend easily without breaking
- flexible plastic tubing
- a fitness program that keeps joints flexible and mobile
opposite inflexibleTopics Physics and chemistryb2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin flexibilis, from flectere ‘to bend’.

单词	flexible
释义	flexible adjective OPAL W /ˈfleksəbl/ /ˈfleksəbl/ jump to other results (approving) able to change to suit new conditions or situations a more flexible approach flexible working hours/practices Our plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone. You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach. flexible about something Can you be flexible about when you take your leave? Extra Examples My mother is fairly flexible about what time I need to be home. We need to make the working day more flexible. A First National Bank loan is an extremely flexible facility. What is needed is a more flexible design. We can offer you flexible working hours. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … phrases about See full entry able to bend easily without breaking flexible plastic tubing a fitness program that keeps joints flexible and mobile opposite inflexibleTopics Physics and chemistryb2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin flexibilis, from flectere ‘to bend’.
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