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pliable

🇬🇧 UK/'plaiәbl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Easily bent or shaped without breaking; easily influenced or persuaded

易弯曲的,柔韧的;顺从的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
plifold, bend, involve
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=pliable

Common Collocations

  • 1.pliable material柔韧的材料
  • 2.pliable mind可塑的思维
  • 3.soft and pliable柔软而有弹性
  • 4.[pliable nature]顺从的性格

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Warm the clay slightly to make it more pliable before shaping.

  • 2.

    Young children's minds are pliable and absorb new languages quickly.

  • 3.

    The new manager preferred pliable employees who rarely questioned his decisions.

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