单词 | bend |
释义 | bend¹ 🄰 vt. 1.+ leg, arm, knee弯曲 Stand up straight, then bend one leg.身体站直, 然后单腿弯曲。 I can't bend my arm.我的胳膊没法弯曲。 2.+ back弓;弯;+ tree使弯曲;+ head放低;低下 Rick appeared, bending his head a little to clear the top of the door.里克到了, 进门时为了避开门楣稍微低了下头。 3.+ metal, wire使弯曲;+ cardboard折弯 pliers for bending wire扭弯电线的钳子 Bend the bar into a horseshoe.把铁条弯成马蹄形。 Glass bends light of different colours by different amounts.玻璃对不同颜色的光的折射量不同。 'do not bend'“请勿折叠” 4.(put out of shape)使变形;把…弄弯 You've bent it.你已经把它弄变形了。 She'd cut a jagged hole in the tin, bending a knife in the process.她在罐头上曲里拐弯地划了个口子, 其间还弄弯了一把小刀。 5.(cause to submit)使屈服;使屈从 to bend sb to your will使某人屈从于自己的意志 They would not seek to kill him, only to bend him to their will.他们不会想法杀掉他, 只是想让他屈从于他们的意志。 6.<正式>(direct)+ eyes, steps, attention使转向;使朝向 Rhett bent his attention to the notes he was scribbling.瑞特把注意力转向自己匆匆写下的笔记上。 7.+ mind使专注于;专心致志于 8.【海】+ sail, line系紧;拴牢 🄱 vi. 1.(bow)person +弯腰;俯身;tree +弯折;弯曲 She bent and picked up a plastic bucket.她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。 He finds it difficult to bend.他发现弯腰很困难。 2.knee, elbow +弯曲 As you walk faster, the arms bend naturally.行走速度加快时手臂会自然弯曲。 to bend towards sth转向…;朝…弯曲 Turn the pot if the plants show signs of bending towards the light.如果花草有向阳性, 就把花盆转一下。 3.wire, metal +变弯;弯曲 It bends easily.它很容易弯曲。 4.road +转向;弯曲 The road bent sharply to the left.这条路突然向左转弯。 5.<正式>(submit)屈从;屈服 to bend before superior force屈从于不可抗力 Do you think she's likely to bend on her attitude to Europe?你认为她会改变对欧洲的态度吗? to bend to sb's will屈从于某人的意志 Congress has to bend to his will.国会不得不屈从于他的意志。 idiom ◆to bend sb's ear<非正式>缠住某人喋喋不休 He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.人们一个劲儿地跟他说要继续留在学校念书, 这让他烦透了。 ◆to bend over backwards<非正式>竭尽全力;拼命 to bend over backwards to do sth (do your utmost)竭尽全力做某事 They bent over backwards to help us.他们竭尽全力帮助我们。 People are bending over backwards to please customers.人们正使出浑身解数取悦顾客。 ◆to bend the rules<非正式>放宽规定;通融 A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.少数官员准备不按规定办事。 ◆to bend the truthorto bend the facts歪曲事实;篡改事实 Sometimes we bend the truth a little in order to spare them the pain of the real facts.有时我们会撒些小谎, 以免他们知道实情会太痛苦。 Phrasal Verbsbend back,bend down,bend over bend² 1.<英>(in road)(路的)转弯处 The crash occurred on a sharp bend.撞车发生在一个急转弯处。 Slow down as you approach the bend.快到转弯处时要减速。 2.(in pipe, river)弯曲处 a town nestling in a bend of the river一个坐落在河曲处的小镇 3.+of knee弯曲 a knee bend屈膝 a forward bend前屈 4.【海】(knot)索结 5.【纹章】(ordinary)斜带(盾形纹章上的对角条纹) idiom ◆round the bend<英,非正式>蠢的;发疯的;古怪的 to be round the bend <英,非正式>(mad)做蠢事;干傻事;发疯 People thought I was round the bend.人们以为我疯了。 to drive sb round the bend<英,非正式>(drive mad)使某人极为恼怒 And can you make that tea before your fidgeting drives me completely round the bend.你能不能把那壶茶泡好?瞧你坐立不安的样子, 真要把我惹急了。 |
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