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| 1 | I/T to lean forwards and downwards or move the top part of your body forwards and downwards （使）弯腰；（使）俯身 |
| He bent and kissed her quickly. 他俯身迅速吻了她一下。 |
| +forwards She bent forwards and whispered in my ear. 她俯下身来对我低声耳语。 |
| +down Helen bent down to pick up her pen. 海伦弯下身子拾起钢笔。 |
| +over Bend over and touch your toes. 弯腰触摸你的脚趾。 |
| be bent double (=be completely bent over) Tom was bent double, holding his stomach in pain. 弯成一团 |
| | 1a | I/T if you bend your head or if it bends, you move it forwards and downwards without moving your body downwards 低下（头） | | The three of them sat there with their heads bent over their books. 他们3个人坐在那里埋头读书。 | |
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| 2 | I to become curved or folded and not straight 变弯曲 |
| tools that will not bend or break under stress 在重压下不会弯曲或折断的工具 |
| +under sth The slim branches were bending under the weight of their fruit. 细枝被沉甸甸的果实压弯了。 |
| | 2a | I to move with a curving or folding movement 沿曲线移动 | | +in/out/forwards etc The corners of the card bend inwards to form tabs. 卡片的角向内弯，形成检索凸舌。 | |
| | 2b | I if a road , river etc bends, it changes direction in the shape of a curve （道路、河流等）转弯 | | The path bends sharply just before you enter the wood. 小路恰好在进入树林前出现急转弯。 | |
| | 2c | I if light bends, it changes direction （光线）改变方向，弯折 | |
| | 2d | T if you bend an object , you change it so that it becomes curved or folded and not straight 使弯曲 | | This type of pipe can be easily bent by hand. 这种管子很容易用手掰弯。 | | bend sth over/round sth etc Bend the wires round the battery. 把金属线缠在电池上。 | | bend sth into sth We bent the strips of clay into strange shapes. 我们把黏土条弯成各种奇特的形状。 | |
| | 2e | I/T if you bend your arm , leg etc, or if it bends, you move it into a position that is not straight （使）（手臂、腿等）弯曲 | | His arm was so stiff he couldn’ t bend it at all. 他的手臂很僵硬，一点都不能弯。 | |
| PHRASES |
| - | bend sb’ s ear informal
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| to talk to someone for a long time , especially in order to complain about something or to discuss a problem |
| 和某人长谈（尤指为了抱怨某事物或讨论问题） |
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| - | bend your mind/thoughts to sth
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| to start to concentrate on something |
| 开始专心于某事物 |
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| - | bend over backwards (to do sth) informal
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| to do everything you can to help |
| 竭尽全力（做某事） |
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| I bent over backwards to make it easier for her and she didn’ t even notice. 我竭尽全力让她做起来容易些，而她完全没有觉察到。 |
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| - | bend the rules (for sb)
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| to do something or allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, especially in order to make things easier on one occasion |
| （对某人）放宽规定，通融 |
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| They shouldn’ t bend the rules for him just because he’ s the director’ s son. 他们不应该仅仅因为他是主任的儿子就对他网开一面。 |
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| - | bend sb to your will formal
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| to use your power or influence to make someone do what you want them to do |
| 使某人顺从自己的意志 |
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| - | bend the truth
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| to say something that is not completely true in order to achieve an aim |
| 歪曲事实 |
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| He doesn’ t lie exactly – he just bends the truth. 他没有完全撒谎，只是歪曲了事实。 |
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| - | on bended knee(s) formal
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| if you ask for something on bended knee , you ask for it very seriously because you want it very much |
| 恳切地 |
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