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flexible
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音标：英 ['fleksɪb(ə)l] 美 ['flɛksəbl]
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解释：
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adj. 灵活的；柔韧的；易弯曲的
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中文词源：
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flexible 能伸缩的来自拉丁语flecto, 弯，转，词源同inflect, reflect. 进一步可能来自PIE*kleng, 弯，转，词源同link, incline.
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英文词源：
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flexible (adj.)
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early 15c., "capable of being bent; mentally or spiritually pliant," from Middle French flexible or directly from Latin flexibilis "that may be bent, pliant, flexible, yielding;" figuratively "tractable, inconstant," from flex-, past participle stem of flectere "to bend," which is of uncertain origin. Flexile (1630s) and flexive (1620s) have become rare. Related: Flexibly. Coles' dictionary (1717) has flexiloquent "speaking words of doubtful or double meaning."
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双语例句：
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1. Times become more flexible off-season, especially in the smaller provincial museums.
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尤其是在规模较小的地方博物馆，开放时间在旅游淡季更加灵活。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. Because the work was voluntary it was flexible, time-wise.
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这项工作是自愿的，所以时间上很灵活。
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. He shopped around for a firm that would be flexible.
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他到处寻觅一家可灵活变通的公司。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. Automation would bring a shorter, more flexible working week.
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自动化会使工作周缩短，也更为灵活。
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来自柯林斯例句
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5. Working from home offers the ultimate in flexible life styles.
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在家办公为人们提供了极其灵活的生活方式。
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来自柯林斯例句
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更多相关例句：
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exercises to develop the flexibility of dancers' bodies
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增加跳舞者身体柔软度的训练动作【牛津词典】
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[不可数名词]Computers offer a much greater degree of flexibility in the way work is organized.
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利用计算机，工作安排可以灵活得多。【牛津词典】
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flexible plastic tubing
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挠性塑料管【牛津词典】
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You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach.
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你的方法必须更加灵活，更富有想象力。【牛津词典】
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Our plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone.
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我们的计划必须能够变通，以满足每个人的需要。【牛津词典】
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flexible working hours
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弹性工作时间【牛津词典】
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a more flexible approach
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更灵活的方法【牛津词典】
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...flexible working hours.
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灵活的工作时间【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Look for software that's flexible enough for a range of abilities.
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寻找功能多、适用性强的软件。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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...brushes with long, flexible bristles.
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鬃毛长而柔韧的毛笔【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Healthy skin conditioning gloss, color, compact, flexible, red, delicate, moisture, thickness, acid - base.
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调理出健康皮肤的光泽 、 色泽 、 紧致 、 弹性 、 红润 、 细腻 、 润泽 、 厚薄 、 酸碱.【期刊摘选】
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Automatic push plate, flexible rotation, accurate positioning.
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自动推盘, 灵活转动, 定位准确.【期刊摘选】
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Classrooms are flexible learning spaces that support and adapt to student needs.
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教室是支持和满足学生需求的灵活的学习场所.【期刊摘选】
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A foreign trade contract should be scientific, flexible, strict and comprehensive in statement on language.
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一份外贸合同,在文字陈述上要尽量做到科学 、 灵活 、 严密、完整.【期刊摘选】
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We reformed the RMB exchange rate regime to gradually make the exchange rate more flexible.
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实施人民币汇率形成机制改革,汇率弹性逐步增强.【期刊摘选】
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Copper wire is flexible.
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铜丝易弯曲.【《简明英汉词典》】
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She has become a bit more flexible.
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她的口气有点松动.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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He has a flexible mind.
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他脑瓜灵活.【《简明英汉词典》】
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We should stick to the principles and be flexible as well.
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既要有原则性,也要有灵活性.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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We need a foreign policy that is more flexible.
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我们需要一种更灵活的外交政策.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Leather, rubber and wire are flexible.
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皮革 、 橡皮和电线都是易弯曲的.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Human beings are infinitely flexible and able to adjust when survival depends on it.
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人类的适应能力是无穷尽的,为了生存可以适应任何环境.【《简明英汉词典》】
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a more flexible approach
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更灵活的方法【《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》】
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The changes will lead to more flexible leases, and leases nearer to 15 years than the present norm of 25 years.
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这些变化将带来更灵活的、接近15年的租期，而不是现行的常规为25年的租期。【柯林斯例句】
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A flexible retirement age is being considered by Ministers to unify men's and women's pension rights.
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大臣们正在考虑一个灵活的退休年龄机制，这样可以把男性和女性的养老金权益统一起来。【柯林斯例句】
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A portfolio approach would keep entry into the managerial profession open and flexible.
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项目组合的方法会使成为管理人员的机会公开灵活。【柯林斯例句】
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We are all born flexible but as we grow older, we tend to seize up a little.
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我们刚生下来时身体都很灵活，但随着年龄的增长，手脚会变得有些僵硬。【柯林斯例句】
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He shopped around for a firm that would be flexible.
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他到处寻觅一家可灵活变通的公司。【柯林斯例句】
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To ensure employees' commitment, it is advisable to give them more flexibility as to where and how they work.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one's abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no diseases, Salthouse said in a news release.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Their flexibility determines one's abilities.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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The teachers must be free to teach in their own way—the curriculum should be flexible enough so that they can use their individual talents to achieve the goals of the course.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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Rewards can be flexible working hours.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be those whose educations have prepared them to be flexible.【出自-2014年6月阅读原文】
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Adopt a flexible approach to solving problems【出自-2014年6月阅读原文】
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The teachers must be free to teach in their own way— the curriculum should be flexible enough so that they can use their individual talents to achieve the goals of the course.【2016年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C】
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Social scientists say the differences arise in part because low-income parents have less money to spend on music class or preschool, and less flexible schedules to take children to museums or attend school events.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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The problem isn't the technology itself, but that the technology is being used to create more flexibility for the employer rather than the employee.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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It's important to note that the increased flexibility didn't encourage them to work around the clock.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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In a competitive work environment, employers are able to use technology to demand more from their employees rather than motivating workers with flexibility that benefits them.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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Flexibility resulting from the use of digital devices benefits employers instead of employees.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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Flexibility and control is key, she continued.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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According to Moen, flexibility gives employees better control over their work and time.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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According to Blau and Kahn,Swedish-style paternal(父亲的)leave policies and flexible time arrangements pose a second threat to woman's progress:they make employers cautious about hiring woman for full-time positions at all.【出自-2014年6月阅读原文】
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Their approach is flexible enough that in principle other important quality-of-life changes could be incorporated—for example, decreases in total emissions of pollutants and declines in crime rate.【2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C】
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The design industry has moved away from a fixed offices setup and created more flexible "strategic management environments".【2015年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文】
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These activities are regulated by flexible rules adapted from standardized sport rules and are set up by the children or by an involved adult.【2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文】
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Unlike traditional gyms, app-backed gyms offer people flexible options to exercise.【2019年高考英语江苏卷 单项填空 原文】
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These gave banks more freedom to use models to value illiquid assets and more flexibility in recognizing losses on long-term assets in their income statement.【出自-2010年考研阅读原文】
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The functioning of the market is based on flexible trends dominated by potential buyers.【出自-2010年考研阅读原文】
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The words that have mattered are efficiency, flexibility, shareholder value, business–friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation.【出自-2015年考研阅读原文】
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Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operations to the new reality.【出自-2018年考研阅读原文】
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