flexible
adjective
uk/ˈflek.sə.bəl/us/ˈflek.sə.bəl/flexibleadjective(ABLE TO CHANGE)
B2
abletochangeor bechangedeasilyaccordingto thesituation:
可变动的;灵活的;可变通的Myscheduleis flexible - I couldarrangetomeetwith you anydaynextweek.我的时间安排很灵活——下周任何一天我都可以安排与你见面。
- TheEuropeanUnionshouldremainflexible enough toassimilatemorecountriesquickly.
- "If they're flexible, we're flexible", theofficialwasquotedas saying.
- Warships are flexible inoperationand cantraveltheseasfreely.
- Computergeneratedmodelsare more flexible and lessexpensivetobuildthanphysicalmodels.
- Theconstitutionis flexible enough tochangeas theorganizationdevelops.
Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimation
- acclimatization
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- ambidextrous
- amendment
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
- configure
- counter-adaptation
- pliant
- pliantly
- putsomethingback
- putsomething/someoneforward
- reacclimatize
- unadapted
- unamended
- writesomeoneout ofsomething
- Zelig
flexibleadjective(ABLE TO BEND)
C2
abletobendor to bebenteasilywithoutbreaking:
可弯曲的;柔韧的;有弹性的Rubber is a flexiblesubstance.橡胶是一种有弹性的物质。
Dancers andgymnastsneed to be very flexible(=abletobendtheirbodieseasily).舞蹈演员和体操运动员的身体必须非常柔韧。
Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- ductility
- fullness
- jointed
- limply
- limpness
- loose-fitting
- loosely
- pliantly
- relax
- rubbery
- slack
- slacken
- slackly
- sloppy
- unstuck
- yielding