| 单词 | bend over backwards to do something |
| 释义 | bend over backwards to do somethingbend over backwards to do something 1 TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto try as hard as possible to help or please someone 〔指为了帮助或取悦某人〕拼命（做某事），竭尽全力（做某事） City officials bent over backwards to help downtown businesses. 市政府官员竭力帮助发展市中心的企业。 Examples from the Corpus bend/lean over backwards (to do something)• You should bend over backwards to avoid bitter personal rows and the holding of grudges.• The authors, however, bend over backwards to avoid consideration of that particular class scenario.• They also needed to stop rationalizing the problem to themselves and bending over backwards to be fair.• The Gallery is also bending over backwards to boost attendance, and in doing so is rather alarmingly bowing to populist pressures.• Outside the trees are bending over backwards to please the wind: the shining sword grass flattens on its belly.• Stuart was leaning over backwards to see Oliver's point of view. → bend/lean over backwards (to do something) at backwards(2) 2 TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto try very hard to be helpful 竭尽全力（做某事） We bent over backwards to finish it on time. 我们拼命地干，要把它按时完成。 Examples from the Corpus bend over backwards (to do something)• You should bend over backwards to avoid bitter personal rows and the holding of grudges.• The authors, however, bend over backwards to avoid consideration of that particular class scenario.• They also needed to stop rationalizing the problem to themselves and bending over backwards to be fair.• The Gallery is also bending over backwards to boost attendance, and in doing so is rather alarmingly bowing to populist pressures.• Outside the trees are bending over backwards to please the wind: the shining sword grass flattens on its belly. → bend over backwards (to do something) at bend1(2) |
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