| 词汇 | supple |
| 释义 | supple adjective uk /ˈsʌp.əl/ us /ˈsʌp.əl/ suppleadjective (BENDING)bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff: 易弯曲的，柔软的，柔韧的 I'm not supple enough (= my body doesn't bend easily enough) to touch the floor.我身体的柔韧性不够好，站着的时候双手无法触到地面。 The gloves were made of very supple leather.这副手套是用非常柔软的皮革做成的。 Flexible, loose and yielding adrift bendable bendy ductile ductility flowing jointed lax limply limpness pliantly ragdoll relax rubbery semi-flexible uncompressed unconstricted unstayed unstuck yielding suppleadjective (ABLE TO CHANGE)literary able to change quickly and successfully to suit different situations: 灵活的，适应能力强的 She has shown that she has a supple mind.她已经证明了自己头脑很灵活。 We need a more supple monetary policy.我们需要一个更加灵活的货币政策。 Adapting and attuning to something accustom yourself to something accustomed accustomed to something adaptability adaptable bearing find your feetidiom get into the swing of it/thingsidiom get into your strideidiom habituate habituated learn to live with somethingidiom manner plug (something/someone) into something second nature settle settle down swing used weaned You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Adapting and modifying Related wordsuppleness supple | American Dictionarysupple adjective us/ˈsʌp·əl/ bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff: His supple fingers manipulated the needle with the utmost delicacy. fig. Adams brings a supple (= easily changing) voice to Mayfield’s songs. Examples of supplesupple There is, in short, a ' large element of myth in the idea of a supple tradition being wisely adapted so as constantly to renew a fundamental national consensus ' (p. 56). Children who are to become ballet dancers need not only mental but special physical training that will make the muscles and limbs supple. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, in order to keep their limbs supple and their minds occupied, handicraft work should be provided. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will consider the suggestion in the latter half of that supple- mentary question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Who could have forecast a dramatic fall in the special supple-mentaries? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a two-year cushion here and it can be kept supple by an intelligent application of the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under the outward gentleness and gracefulness of this remarkable personality there is a core of supple steel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has to be supple, swift and strong to an extent that cannot be understood anywhere outside a mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Supple-mentary benefit is a means-tested benefit based on need and does not involve a residence condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A delay of 12 months in a child going into a mill may mean that the hands of the child are less supple. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bonds are very supple, and the more supple bonds have proved to be the strongest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He says that his conscience is very supple and his fly-posters so fleet of foot that so far he has not been found out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is at present a family test which is applied, or ought to be applied, in reference to the supple- mentary grants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rates of supple- mentary benefit are being increased in line with the expected rise in prices, so that they are fully price protected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not also very desirable, by multiplying our training courses, to make the mentality of the lower ranks of management more supple than it very often is? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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