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小词详解 | supple
supple 英 [ˈsʌpl] 美 [ˈsʌpl]
Intel wants much more than fitter, more supple personal computers.
英特尔想要的不仅仅是更合适、更灵活的个人电脑。
——《经济学人》Some forms of disorder — like a financial crisis — send voters for the calm supple thinker.
某些形式的混乱——比如一场金融危机——会让选民支持头脑冷静而不失灵活的思考者。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 轻松优雅地弯曲和移动的;灵活的
我希望在运动成绩方面赶上我姐姐。但我身体的柔韧性不够好,站着的时候双手无法触到地面。
I hope to emulate my sister's sporting achievements. But I'm not supple enough to touch the floor.
该皮革柔软而结实,足以用上数年。但要小心别让铁丝网钩破它。
The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years. But be careful not to snag it on the barbed wire.该葡萄酒味道不浓不淡,口感醇滑。想喝一杯吗?
The wine has a medium-bodied, supple flavour. Fancy a drink?
她已经证明了自己头脑很灵活。她知道如何避免说出任何会进一步牵连她的事情。
She has shown that she has a supple mind. She knows how to avoid saying anything that would implicate her further.结果已经证明这项货币政策上的微调彻底失败了。现在我们需要一个更加灵活的货币政策。
This slightest nuance of change in monetary policy has turned out to be an abject failure. Now we need a more supple monetary policy.
But he scarcely heard Hermione: He had pulled out his Invisibility Cloak and was running it through his fingers, the cloth supple as water, light as air.
他几乎没有听见赫敏的叫声:他掏出隐形衣,让它从指缝间流过,织物像水一样软,像空气一样轻。
nimble: quick and light in movement or action; agile lithe: (of a person or their body) moving or bending easily, in a way that is elegant limber: (of a person or body part) lithe or supple