The new solar panels are made from a flexible material that can be rolled up for easy transport to remote sites.
新型太阳能电池板由柔性材料制成,可卷起便于运输到偏远地区。
Traditional wattle-and-daub construction techniques weave flexible branches into a lattice frame, then coat it with a mixture of mud, straw, and animal dung; this method not only uses inexpensive, locally sourced materials but also produces walls with breathable properties that help regulate indoor humidity naturally.
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Which choice best defines “flexible”?
A — Able to bend easily without breaking. “flexible” means able to bend easily without breaking.
Which word means “able to bend easily without breaking”?
D — flexible. “flexible” means able to bend easily without breaking.
flexible — able to bend easily without breaking. In Chinese: 灵活的.
flexible is pronounced /ˈflɛksəbl/.
The new solar panels are made from a flexible material that can be rolled up for easy transport to remote sites. (新型太阳能电池板由柔性材料制成,可卷起便于运输到偏远地区。)
pliable, bendable, adaptable — all close in meaning to flexible (able to bend easily without breaking).
rigid, stiff — each the opposite of flexible (able to bend easily without breaking).
Yes. flexible is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.