| 词汇 | acquiescent |
| 释义 | acquiescent adjective formaluk /ˌæk.wiˈes.ənt/ us /ˌæk.wiˈes.ənt/ willing to do what other people want: 默认的;默许的;默从的 She has a very acquiescent nature.她生性逆来顺受。 Synonyms accommodating amenable complaisantformal compliantformal malleable obedient pliant(PERSON) Obedient and compliant accordance acquiescently adherence be (like) sheepidiom do as someone is told dutiful dutifully easy follower followership pursuant ruly sheep sheeple slavish slavishly someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom truckle what/whatever someone says goesidiom yielding Related wordacquiescence Examples of acquiescentacquiescent Hence, they are more acquiescent and likely to operate within the parameters set by host countries. Or does it mean doing neither and being merely acquiescent? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By patronage and charity they can get a subservient, acquiescent class to put up with the present situation, whatever their personal feelings may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That does not mean that those who give evidence are wrong and those who are quitely acquiescent to the system are right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Concern was expressed that an acquiescent local authority and the applicant could come to a collusive arrangement whereby the notice would be reduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am surprised that our watering places have been so acquiescent in this state of affairs for so long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is wrong, and the union recognises that it has been far too quiescent and far too acquiescent in the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is much too acquiescent and inflexible a way of doing it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not know what they want this place to do other than be more acquiescent towards the executive than its predecessor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not an excrescence, as it were, on a generally acquiescent world of legislative measures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it has also seen an increased reluctance to be nothing more than acquiescent service wives moved hither and thither without the prospect of a steady career of their own. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it was flexible, voluntary, happy, acquiescent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are always willingly acquiescent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is usual for one partner to have a particular interest in mechanising some of the processes of their work and the other partners may be acquiescent but not enthusiastic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are puzzled but acquiescent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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