flexible
/ˈflɛksɪb(ə)l/
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American sound/ˈflɛksɪb(ə)l/
flexible
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fle - xib - le -> flexible
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၁။ (က) ပြောင်းလွယ် ပြင်လွယ် ရှိသော။ a flexible design / approach ❍ work flexible hours ❍ Our plans are quite flexible.
(ခ) ပြောင်းလွယ်ပြင်လွယ် ရှိသော။ You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach. ❍ If you can be flexible, book your holiday at the last minute and save money.
၂။ ကွေးနိုင် ဆန့်နိုင်သော။ ပျော့သော။ flexible plastic tubing.
❏ flexibility / fleksǝ'bÇlǝti / n [U] ပြောင်းလွယ် ပြင်လွယ် ရှိမှု။ have / offer a degree of flexibility ❍ Employing part-time staff gives companies greater flexibility.
flexibly / 'fleksǝbli / adv
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supple, lithe, elastic, plastic, stretchy, bendable, bendy, accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, adjustable, amenable, bending, biddable, complaisant, compliant, discretionary, docile, ductile, extensible, extensile, flexile, formable, formative, gentle, going every which way, hanging loose, impressionable, like putty, like putty in hands, limber, malleable, manageable, moldable, open, pliable, pliant, responsive, rolling with punches, soft, spongy, springy, stretch, stretchable, tensile, tractable, tractile, variable, whippy, willowy, yielding
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