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

• Ann was a shy docile child.
  安是个羞怯温顺的孩子。
• He's quite a docile, tractable child.
  他是一个非常温顺听话的孩子。
• Cats are very docile.
  猫是很驯服的。
• Are your boys usually so docile?
  你的孩子通常都那么乖，那么听话吗？
• Dan is easy to each, but his brother is not so docile.
  丹很容易教，但是他弟弟就不这么听话了。
• 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。
• Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.
  马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
• Nursing profession is a saving of occupation, so there should be a docile and responsible heart, this is my choice to nursing cognition and the reasons.
  护理专业是个节省的职业，所以应该有善良和有责任心，这是我的选择对护理的认知与原因。
• I is a tradition, conservative, typical model of east female, gentleness docile, beauty generous.
  我是一个传统，保守，典型的东方女性，温柔善良，美丽大方。
• 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。