supple

supple读音音标

英 [ˈsʌpl]

美 [ˈsʌpəl]

supple意思解释

adj.

（身体）柔软的；

灵活的；

易弯曲的；

顺从的，巴结的

v.

使柔软，使柔顺；

使顺从；

驯（马）；

变柔软，变柔和

变形

过去式：suppled

过去分词：suppled

现在分词：suppling

第三人称单数：supples

英英释义

v.

make pliant and flexible

\"These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use\"

adj.

moving and bending with ease

同义词：lissomelissomlithelithesomeslendersveltesylphlike

(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

\"a supple mind\"

同义词：limber

(used of persons\' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

同义词：limber

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)I picture my spine supple and flexible.我想像我的脊椎是柔软弹性的。The leather I tanned is supple and durable.我鞣制的皮革特别柔韧耐用。Exercise keeps you supple.经常锻炼可使身体灵活。She has a supple mind.她头脑灵活。用作不及物动词(vi.)It had simply made her sympathetic and supple.它只是使她变得随和柔顺而已。It tends to be firm yet delicate and supple great elegance develops with age.它趋向于结实但仍精细和柔顺，随着陈年的发展，非常高雅。