| 釋義 |
elastic /x'laestik; i'la?stik/ adj 1 having the tendency to go back to the normal or previous size or shape after being pulled or pressed: 有彈性的： ~ bands. 棟皮帶; 松緊帶。 Rubber is ~. 橡皮是有彈性的。 Sponges are ~. 海綿有彈性。 2 (fig) not firm, fixed or unalterable; able to be adapted: (喻) 非固定或不可改變的; 可以伸縮的： ~ rules; 有伸縮性的規(guī)則; an ~ temperament, eg of a person who soon becomes cheerful again after being sad. 開(kāi)朗的性情 (例如能迅速自悲傷的心情轉(zhuǎn)為愉快) 。 n [U] cord or material made ~、 by weaving rubber into it: 棟皮筋; 松緊帶： a piece of ~; 一條松緊帶 (橡皮筋); (attrib) (形容用 fe) ~ braces, made of this material. 松緊吊褲帶。 ~ity US: i,Ise-; i/laes'tisati/ n [U] the quality of being 彈性; 伸縮性： elasticity of demand, (comm) change in demand because of price changes. (商) 需求的彈性 (因物價(jià)波動(dòng)造成者) 。 |