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supple

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adj.柔软的,逢迎的,顺从的 vt.使柔软,使顺从 vi.变柔顺

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supple为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

副词:supply 形容词比较级:suppler 最高级:supplest 名词:suppleness 动词过去式:suppled 过去分词:suppled 现在分词:suppling 第三人称单数:supples

词根

plen,plete,ple,pli,ply=to fill(充满),full(满的)

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elastic  flexible  limber  lithe  plastic  pliable  yielding  stiff    

supple


/'sʌpl; `sʌpl/
adj (-r, -st) bent or bending easily; not stiff; flexible 易弯曲的; 柔软的; 灵活的
*the supple limbs of a child 儿童的柔软四肢
* Exercise keeps you supple. 经常锻炼可使身体灵活.
* She has a supple mind, ie is quick to respond to ideas. 她头脑灵活.

supple


adj
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: souple, from Latin supplex 'bending under, willing to obey']
someone who is supple bends and moves easily and gracefully
stiff
 She exercises every day to keep herself supple.
leather, skin, wood etc that is supple is soft and bends easily
>supplenessn[U]