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pliantly
adverb
uk /ˈplaɪ.ənt.li/ us /ˈplaɪ.ənt.li/
pliantlyadverb (CHANGE)
in a way that shows willingness to change because of what other people want, or to do what other people want: 柔软地;灵活地
They pliantly gave their blessing to an illegal invasion.他们顺从地祝福非法入侵。
in a way that shows an ability to change or to be used in different ways: 善于变化地，灵活地
It is wonderful to hear the piece played so pliantly and expressively.听到这首曲子被演奏得如此婉转和富有表现力，真是太好了。
Who else would be prepared to sacrifice his ego so pliantly for his country?
The commission pliantly allowed the government to change the rules.
Shakespeare's tragedies quite pliantly lend themselves to adaptation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Weakness and vulnerability
Achilles heel
asthenia
at a low ebbidiom
atonic
atony
fragile
fragility
frail
glass jaw
helpless
shakiness
shaky
sitting duck
sitting target
soft target
weakling
weakly
weakness
weedy
wetly
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Adapting and modifying
pliantlyadverb (BEND)
in a way that shows the ability to bend easily without being damaged or losing shape: 柔软地，柔顺地，灵活地
The material flexes pliantly.这种材料弯曲灵活。
She was tall and pliantly slender, with long legs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Flexible, loose and yielding
adrift
bendable
bendy
ductile
ductility
flowing
jointed
lax
limply
limpness
ragdoll
relax
rubbery
semi-flexible
slacken
uncompressed
unconstricted
unstayed
unstuck
yielding
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