docile

英 [ˈdəʊsaɪl]

美 [ˈdɑːsl]

adj.  驯服的; 易驾驭的; 易控制的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 驯服的；易驾驭的；易控制的
  quiet and easy to control
  1. a docile child/horse
     听话的孩子；温驯的马

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 温顺的;驯良的;易控制的
  A person or animal that isdocileis quiet, not aggressive, and easily controlled.
  1. ...docile, obedient children...
     温顺、听话的孩子
  2. They wanted a low-cost, docile workforce.
     他们想要廉价的、听话的劳动力。

英英释义

adj

• willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
  1. the docile masses of an enslaved nation
• easily handled or managed
  1. a gentle old horse, docile and obedient
  Synonym:gentle
• ready and willing to be taught
  1. docile pupils eager for instruction
  2. teachable youngsters
  Synonym:teachable

双语例句

• They gather about themselves their protective shells of electrons, and become docile neutral atoms.
  它们将其保护性的电子壳层在其周围集合起来，而变成易于对待的中性原子。
• If we all help the person whom those need to be help by a heart of docile.
  如果我们都以一颗善良的心去帮助那些需要帮助的人。
• And you just like a docile yeanling.
  而你就像一只温顺的小绵羊。
• He trembled lest he himself should lose a docile pupil.
  他担心自己会失去一个听话的学生。
• When I kept in mind a heart of docile to choose him of time.
  当我怀着一颗善良的心选择了他的时候。
• She is very docile and intelligent, feeding the seven kittens, the cat is a great mother.
  她非常温顺，并且聪明，喂养了七只小猫，是个伟大的猫妈。
• All his life he was docile and helpless, meekly accepting the adversity of his environment.
  他一辈子老实听话，对环境的压迫逆来顺受。
• You are not docile, isn't okay to say you want to help me?
  你太不温驯了，说想帮助我不就行了吗？
• Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.
  马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
• She was so docile, she was almost pitiful.
  她非常的温顺，她几乎让人有了怜悯之心。