flex·i·ble
adjective OPAL W
/ˈfleksəbl/
/ˈfleksəbl/
- (approving) able to change to suit new conditions or situations
能适应新情况的；灵活的；可变动的 - a more flexible approach
更灵活的方法 - flexible working hours/practices
弹性工作时间／模式 - Our plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone.
我们的计划必须足够变通，以满足每个人的需要。 - You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach.
你的方法必须更加灵活，更富有想象力。 - flexible about something Can you be flexible about when you take your leave?
你休假的时间可以变通一下吗？
Extra Examples- My mother is fairly flexible about what time I need to be home.
妈妈对我应该什么时候回来非常通融。 - We need to make the working day more flexible.
我们需要更灵活地安排工作日。 - A First National Bank loan is an extremely flexible facility.
第一国家银行的贷款服务极其灵活。 - What is needed is a more flexible design.
需要的是更灵活的设计。 - We can offer you flexible working hours.
我们可以为你安排弹性工作时间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
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- extremely
- fairly
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- about
- a more flexible approach
- able to bend easily without breaking
柔韧的；可弯曲的；有弹性的 - flexible plastic tubing
挠性塑料管 - a fitness program that keeps joints flexible and mobile
保持关节灵活活动的健身计划
- flexible plastic tubing
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin flexibilis, from flectere ‘to bend’.