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

• I am a docile, female in sincere asia. I make firm decision, friendly character.
  我是一个善良，诚恳的亚洲女性。我有决断，随和的个性。
• In fact, you are avoiding this issue so much so that you have the threatening alligator dressed up as a docile non-threatening ostrich.
  其实，你如此逃避这个问题，以致于梦见了鳄鱼披上不具威胁作用的鸵鸟来威胁你。
• 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。
• Then she took lessons and became a docile, intelligent, assiduous pupil.
  后来她勤学，成为了一个驯服、聪明、用功的学生。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。