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单词 flexibility
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Definition of flexibility in English:

flexibility

noun ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtiˌflɛksəˈbɪlədi
mass noun
  • 1The quality of bending easily without breaking.

    players gained improved flexibility in their ankles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It requires core strength, shoulder stability, lower-body power, and flexibility.
    • And the panel assesses hip flexibility by asking dancers to sit in a wide second position.
    • For the professional and recreational athlete, improved flexibility decreases the chance of injury and enhances performance.
    • Her fitness techniques focus on cardiovascular, resistance and flexibility training.
    • The last thing I would suggest technically is that you must really work on your stretching and overall flexibility.
    • Consistent with this premise, the corresponding loop in alpha-tubulin looses flexibility upon polymerization.
    • The quality of my work has vastly improved and the flexibility of the material has enabled me to use it in so many ways.
    • The chain's flexibility is to a limited degree controllable.
    • One measure of flexibility is whether you have full range of motion of the injured body part.
    • I ended up going to a small assembler where flexibility was real.
    • As bodies age, strength and flexibility become harder to maintain.
    • Some forward flex stiffness is good; too much flexibility gives you less ankle support and control.
    • Very few masters women or men retain the extreme flexibility to do this style.
    • The mature consumer may benefit from the flexibility of a fabric like pleather.
    Synonyms
    pliability, suppleness, pliancy, malleability, mouldability, stretchability, workability, limberness, ductility, plasticity
    elasticity, stretch, stretchiness, whippiness, springiness, spring, resilience, give, bounce, bounciness
    informal bendiness
    rare flexility, tensility
    adaptability, adjustability, open-endedness, openness, openness to change, changeability, freedom, latitude, mobility, variability, fluidity, versatility, wriggle room, wiggle room
    willingness to compromise, accommodation, adaptability, amenability, cooperation, tolerance, forgivingness
    1. 1.1 The ability to be easily modified.
      I enjoyed the flexibility of the schedule
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And it is one that owes much to a marked flexibility in monetary and fiscal policy.
      • The flexibility of the medium is another attraction for artists.
      • That takes away the flexibility of connecting from multiple locations.
      • Funds that are not tethered to a specific sector of the market can use that flexibility to temper risk.
      • This provides to our customers enormous system memory flexibility.
      • The only flexibility in this theorem is choosing the order in which the values of k are used.
      • They offer the flexibility to buy anything from designer outfits to DVDs.
      • There is also little demonstration of compassion, humor or flexibility in this work.
      • The paint spray process is entirely manual, for maximum paint color flexibility.
      • According to Chakma, due to flexibilities in the system, no labour cuts will be made.
      • The signing gives offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy good flexibility with his offensive line.
      • Flexibility of neuroendocrine response is an important aspect of adaptation to social context.
      • In most spheres, there is some flexibility in gender roles.
      • The advantages include a high degree of flexibility in movement and torque.
      • If you have that flexibility within your starting line-up, great.
      • Moreover, there is some flexibility in this national treatment standard.
      • Templates should be available, but the product should provide flexibility for variations of design.
      • It is that very flexibility that makes Radio such an attractive medium to Alexander.
      • Has the development of this term brought greater flexibility to this area of the law of contract?
      • Perhaps the zero tolerance rule is being applied without flexibility.
    2. 1.2 Willingness to change or compromise.
      the government has shown flexibility in applying its policy
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Both manufacturers and dealers need flexibility in running their businesses.
      • They don't want any flexibility on their part to be misconstrued as a sign of weakness.
      • Such flexibility is, however, not characteristic of the EU countries.
      • Today that means developing a ferocious work ethic, self-discipline, competitive zeal, and flexibility.
      • The Commission has, within the processes, flexibility to deal with the French situation.

Definition of flexibility in US English:

flexibility

nounˌflɛksəˈbɪlədiˌfleksəˈbilədē
  • 1The quality of bending easily without breaking.

    players gained improved flexibility in their ankles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The last thing I would suggest technically is that you must really work on your stretching and overall flexibility.
    • The mature consumer may benefit from the flexibility of a fabric like pleather.
    • Some forward flex stiffness is good; too much flexibility gives you less ankle support and control.
    • For the professional and recreational athlete, improved flexibility decreases the chance of injury and enhances performance.
    • Consistent with this premise, the corresponding loop in alpha-tubulin looses flexibility upon polymerization.
    • As bodies age, strength and flexibility become harder to maintain.
    • Her fitness techniques focus on cardiovascular, resistance and flexibility training.
    • Very few masters women or men retain the extreme flexibility to do this style.
    • The quality of my work has vastly improved and the flexibility of the material has enabled me to use it in so many ways.
    • I ended up going to a small assembler where flexibility was real.
    • It requires core strength, shoulder stability, lower-body power, and flexibility.
    • The chain's flexibility is to a limited degree controllable.
    • And the panel assesses hip flexibility by asking dancers to sit in a wide second position.
    • One measure of flexibility is whether you have full range of motion of the injured body part.
    Synonyms
    pliability, suppleness, pliancy, malleability, mouldability, stretchability, workability, limberness, ductility, plasticity
    adaptability, adjustability, open-endedness, openness, openness to change, changeability, freedom, latitude, mobility, variability, fluidity, versatility, wriggle room, wiggle room
    willingness to compromise, accommodation, adaptability, amenability, cooperation, tolerance, forgivingness
    1. 1.1 The ability to be easily modified.
      I enjoyed the flexibility of the schedule
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That takes away the flexibility of connecting from multiple locations.
      • Templates should be available, but the product should provide flexibility for variations of design.
      • There is also little demonstration of compassion, humor or flexibility in this work.
      • In most spheres, there is some flexibility in gender roles.
      • Flexibility of neuroendocrine response is an important aspect of adaptation to social context.
      • They offer the flexibility to buy anything from designer outfits to DVDs.
      • And it is one that owes much to a marked flexibility in monetary and fiscal policy.
      • The only flexibility in this theorem is choosing the order in which the values of k are used.
      • Has the development of this term brought greater flexibility to this area of the law of contract?
      • Moreover, there is some flexibility in this national treatment standard.
      • This provides to our customers enormous system memory flexibility.
      • The signing gives offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy good flexibility with his offensive line.
      • It is that very flexibility that makes Radio such an attractive medium to Alexander.
      • If you have that flexibility within your starting line-up, great.
      • Funds that are not tethered to a specific sector of the market can use that flexibility to temper risk.
      • The paint spray process is entirely manual, for maximum paint color flexibility.
      • According to Chakma, due to flexibilities in the system, no labour cuts will be made.
      • The flexibility of the medium is another attraction for artists.
      • The advantages include a high degree of flexibility in movement and torque.
      • Perhaps the zero tolerance rule is being applied without flexibility.
    2. 1.2 Willingness to change or compromise.
      the government has shown flexibility in applying its policy
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They don't want any flexibility on their part to be misconstrued as a sign of weakness.
      • Today that means developing a ferocious work ethic, self-discipline, competitive zeal, and flexibility.
      • Such flexibility is, however, not characteristic of the EU countries.
      • Both manufacturers and dealers need flexibility in running their businesses.
      • The Commission has, within the processes, flexibility to deal with the French situation.
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