pliantly
adverb
uk/ˈplaɪ.ənt.li/us/ˈplaɪ.ənt.li/pliantlyadverb(CHANGE)
in a way thatshowswillingnesstochangebecause of what otherpeoplewant, or to do what otherpeoplewant:
柔软地；灵活地They pliantly gavetheirblessingto anillegalinvasion.他们顺从地祝福非法入侵。
in a way thatshowsanabilitytochangeor to be used in differentways:
善于变化地，灵活地It iswonderfultohearthepieceplayedso pliantly andexpressively.听到这首曲子被演奏得如此婉转和富有表现力，真是太好了。
- Whoelsewould bepreparedtosacrificehisegoso pliantly for hiscountry?
- Thecommissionpliantlyallowedthegovernmenttochangetherules.
- Shakespeare'stragediesquitepliantlylendthemselves toadaptation.
Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebbidiom
- be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
- besomeone'spoodleidiom
- brittle
- helplessly
- helplessness
- house of cardsidiom
- human
- impotence
- soft target
- submissive
- submissively
- submissiveness
- suggestible
- watery
- wetness
- wimpy
- wonky
- wuss
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Adapting and modifying
pliantlyadverb(BEND)
in a way thatshowstheabilitytobendeasilywithout beingdamagedorlosingshape:
柔软地，柔顺地，灵活地Thematerialflexespliantly.这种材料弯曲灵活。
- She wastalland pliantlyslender, withlonglegs.
Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- ductility
- flowing
- fullness
- jointed
- limply
- limpness
- loose-fitting
- pliant
- relax
- rubbery
- slack
- slacken
- slackly
- sloppy
- unstuck
- yielding
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