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。
• They are very curious and docile and one of the easiest fish to swim with in the ocean.
  他们好奇心特别重，又温顺，实在是大海里最容易一起游泳的鱼了。
• 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。
• Guineapigs make very docile pets.
  豚鼠是非常温顺的宠物。
• 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？
• This brain adaptation may explain why domestic cats are docile.
  这种大脑的适应，或许可以解释为什么家猫比较温顺。
• It is the docile who achieve the most impossible things in this world.
  只有最听话的人才能完成世界上最不可能的事情。
• These docile lunatic automatons are no more trouble to their guards than cattle.
  对警卫来说，这些驯良的，机器人般的疯子和家畜一样不会带来多大的麻烦。
• He usually help those person that need to be help, he also have a docile of heart.
  他经常帮助那些需要帮助的人，他也有一颗善良的心。
• 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。