flexible

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ A flexible object or material can be bent easily without breaking. 柔韌的
...brushes with long, flexible bristles. …毛長而柔韌的刷子。
2. flexibilityN-UNCOUNT 柔韌性
The flexibility of the lens decreases with age; it is therefore common for our sight to worsen as we get older. 眼球晶狀體的柔韌性隨著年齡的增長而降低；因此普遍的情況是隨著我們年紀(jì)變老，我們的視力就會(huì)變差。
3. ADJ Something or someone that is flexible is able to change easily and adapt to different conditions and circumstances as they occur. 靈活的[表贊許]
...flexible working hours. …彈性工作時(shí)間。
4. flexibilityN-UNCOUNT 靈活性
The flexibility of distance learning would be particularly suited to busy managers. 遠(yuǎn)程學(xué)習(xí)的靈活性尤其會(huì)適合忙碌的經(jīng)理們。

The European Union should remain flexible enough to assimilate more countries quickly .
"If they're flexible, we're flexible", the official was quoted as saying.
Warships are flexible in operation and can travel the seas freely .
Computer generated models are more flexible and less expensive to build than physical models .
The constitution is flexible enough to change as the organization develops .