v. 使柔软, 使柔顺(supple的第三人称单数形式)
v make pliant and flexible

supple的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. I picture my spine supple and flexible.我想像我的脊椎是柔软弹性的。
  2. The leather I tanned is supple and durable.我鞣制的皮革特别柔韧耐用。
  3. Exercise keeps you supple.经常锻炼可使身体灵活。
  4. She has a supple mind.她头脑灵活。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. It had simply made her sympathetic and supple.它只是使她变得随和柔顺而已。
  2. 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。

经典引文

  • In spite of her build, she was supple..in all her movements.

    出自:S. Colvin
  • Willow sticks..did not become brittle but remained supple.

    出自:Mollie Harris
  • Her..kid gloves were supple.

    出自:A. S. Byatt
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