Supple

(verb.) make pliant and flexible; 'These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use'.

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• In the process the leather is made smooth, lustrous, supple and waterproof. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• His attitude is stately; he is lithe and supple; all his movements are full of grace. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• She came swiftly out to us, as straight as a lily on its stem, and as lithe and supple in every movement she made as a young cat. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I felt, as I looked upon that supple figure, alive with nervous energy, that it was indeed a strenuous day that awaited us. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Remember, thou hast made me more powerful than thyself; my height is superior to thine; my joints more supple. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• In France it had been betrayed a second time by a Bonaparte, a nephew of the first Napoleon, but a much more supple and intelligent man. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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