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tractable

🇬🇧 UK/'træktәbl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Easy to manage, teach, or control; obedient and cooperative.

驯服的;易管教的;顺从的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
tractpull, drag, draw
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=tractable

Common Collocations

  • 1.tractable problem易解决的问题
  • 2.tractable child听话的孩子
  • 3.relatively tractable相对容易处理的
  • 4.[tractable nature]温顺的性格

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The once rebellious student became surprisingly tractable after the counseling sessions.

  • 2.

    Horses that are tractable are far easier to train and safer to ride.

  • 3.

    The engineer was relieved to find the technical issue more tractable than initially feared.

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