单词 | bend over backwards (to do something) |
释义 | bend over backwards (to do something)bend over backwards (to do something) 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) |
随便看 |
英汉双解词典包含283110条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。