1 VERB 弯腰；俯身；弯曲 When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend . 弯腰；俯身；弯曲
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I bent over and kissed her cheek. [VERB adv./prep.]
我俯身亲吻了她的脸颊。
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Turn the pot if the plants show signs of bending towards the light. [VERB adv./prep.]
如果花草有向阳性，就把花盆转一下。
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She bent and picked up a plastic bucket. [VERB]
她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。
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She was bent over the sink washing the dishes. [VERB-ed]
她俯在水槽边洗盘子。
2 VERB 低（头）；俯（首） When you bend your head, you move your head forwards and downwards. 低（头）；俯（首）
3 V-ERG 弯曲（手臂、腿等）；（手臂、腿等）弯曲 When you bend a part of your body such as your arm or leg, or when it bends, you change its position so that it is no longer straight. 弯曲（手臂、腿等）；（手臂、腿等）弯曲
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These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners bending their legs. [VERB noun]
这些残酷的刑具是用来阻止犯人弯腿的。
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As you walk faster, you will find the arms bend naturally and more quickly. [VERB]
走快时，你会发现手臂会自然弯曲，而且频率会更快。
4 VERB 使弯曲；使变弯 If you bend something that is flat or straight, you use force to make it curved or to put an angle in it. 使弯曲；使变弯
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Bend the bar into a horseshoe. [VERB noun prep.]
把铁条弯成马蹄形。
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She'd cut a jagged hole in the tin, bending a knife in the process. [VERB noun]
她在罐头上曲里拐弯地划了个口，其间还弄弯了一把小刀。
SYN twist, turn, wind, lean
5 V-ERG （使）（路、光束等）弯曲 When a road, beam of light, or other long thin thing bends, or when something bends it, it changes direction to form a curve or angle. （使）（路、光束等）弯曲
SYN wind, turn, twist, arch
6 N-COUNT （路、管道等的）弯曲处，转弯处 A bend in a road, pipe, or other long thin object is a curve or angle in it. （路、管道等的）弯曲处，转弯处
SYN curve, turn, corner, hook
7 VERB 屈从；不情愿地服从 If someone bends to your wishes, they believe or do something different, usually when they do not want to. 屈从；不情愿地服从 [Also VERB n]
SYN submit, yield, bow, surrender
8 VERB 曲解，通融，篡改（规则、法律等） If you bend rules or laws, you interpret them in a way that allows you to do something they would not normally allow you to do. 曲解，通融，篡改（规则、法律等）
9 VERB 歪曲（事实） If you bend the truth or bend the facts, you say something that is not exactly true. 歪曲（事实）
10 See also: bent hairpin bend
11 PHRASE 竭尽全力 If you say that someone is bending over backwards to be helpful or kind, you are emphasizing that they are trying very hard to be helpful or kind. 竭尽全力 [emphasis]
SYN try, endeavour, try hard, toil
12 PHRASE 使非常恼火；使极为恼怒 If you say that someone or something drives you round the bend, you mean that you dislike them and they annoy or upset you very much. 使非常恼火；使极为恼怒 [British, informal, feelings]
13 PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb] 做蠢事；干傻事；发疯 If you say that someone is round the bend, you mean that they do foolish or silly things. 做蠢事；干傻事；发疯 [British, informal]
SYN mad
14 to bend someone's ear→see: ear
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | bend Also look up: |
| VERB. | arch, bow, hunch, lean; (ant.) straighten 1 contort, curl, twist 4 |
| N. | angle, curve, deviation, turn 5 6 |
| Word Partnership | Use bend with: |
| ADV. | bend backward/forward, bend down, bend over 1 2 3 |
| N. | bend your arms/knees 3 bend the rules 8 |
| PREP. | around the bend, bend in a river/road/trail 6 |
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