| 单词 | flexible |
| 释义 | flex·i·ble I. 1. < using ointments to keep the healing surface flexible > < slim flexible birches bowing in the wind > 2. < a flexible character, pleasant and cooperative but without strong convictions > 3. < a highly flexible curriculum > < a living and flexible and growing morality — Havelock Ellis > < a flexible schedule of rates > 4. < a flexible edition > — see spine illustration Synonyms: < plumbing is easier with flexible copper tubing > < a flexible thin steel runner > elastic indicates ability to stretch, expand, or take on new shape under pressure, usually with return to an original shape or position after pressure is withdrawn < a body … is elastic when, and only when, it tends to recover its initial condition when the distorting force is removed. For example, lead, putty, and chewing gum are not elastic. Steel, rubber, air, most substances in fact, are more or less elastic — A.L.Foley > resilient stresses an ability to spring back and recover shape with the removal of pressure < resilient natural rubber > < the resilient qualities of a tennis ball > < resilient mattresses and cushions > springy is a nontechnical word with meanings and suggestions of both elastic and resilient < a springy turf > < a bed of springy pine needles — S.E.White > < her bright brown hair rose in springy waves from her forehead, piled high on her head — Marcia Davenport > supple applies to whatever bends, flexes, or folds with reasonable ease and shows resistance to cracking, breaking, or splitting < supplest calfskin > < a pullover of supple chamois > II. |
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