adj.灵活的,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
supple (adjective)1.
a) compliant often to the point of obsequiousness
b) readily adaptable or responsive to new situations
2.
a) capable of being bent or folded without creases, cracks, or breaks - pliant supple leather
b) able to perform bending or twisting movements with ease - limber supple legs of a dancer
c) easy and fluent without stiffness or awkwardness - sang with a lively, supple voice Douglas Watt elastic
transitive verb
1.
to make pacific or complaisant - supple the tempers of your race Laurence Sterne
2.
to alleviate with a salve
3.
intransitive verb
to make flexible or pliant to become soft and pliant
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
supple (adjective)1.
able to bend easily without breaking
SYNONYMS:
bendy, flexible, limber, lissome ( lissom), lithe, lithesome, pliable, pliant, suppleRELATED WORDS:
adaptable, ductile, elastic, fluid, kneadable, malleable, modifiable, plastic, variable, yielding; droopy, flaccid, floppy, limp; semiflexibleNEAR ANTONYMS:
inelastic, nonmalleable, unyielding; breakable, brittle, fragile2.
able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted
SYNONYMS:
bouncy, flexible, resilient, rubberlike, rubbery, springy, stretch, stretchable, stretchy, supple, whippyRELATED WORDS:
adaptable, ductile, kneadable, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant; limber, lissome ( lissom), lithe, lithesome, willowyNEAR ANTONYMS:
compact, firm, hard, solid, unyielding; brittle, crisp, crumbly, flaky ( flakey), friable, short