bend
verb
noun
bend
verb
1
to
move
part
of
your
body
so
that
it
is
not
straight
or
so
that
you
are
not
upright
（使）倾侧; 俯身;（使）弯腰
I,T
Lee
bent
and
kissed
her.
李俯下身来吻她。
She
bent
her
head.
她低下头。
Bend
your
knees,
but
keep
your
back
straight.
膝盖弯曲，背部保持挺直。
[+
over
]
Emma
bent
over
to
pick
up
the
coins.
埃玛弯下腰去捡硬币。
[+
down
]
I
bent
down
to
lift
the
box
off
the
floor.
我弯下腰，把箱子从地上拎起来。
[+
towards/across
etc
]
He
bent
towards
me
and
whispered
in
my
ear.
他俯过身来在我耳边低声说话。
2
to
push
or
press
something
so
that
it
is
no
longer
flat
or
straight
压弯，弄弯
T
You
need
a
special
tool
to
bend
the
steel.
你要用特殊的工具才能把这钢条弄弯。
3
to
become
curved
and
no
longer
flat
or
straight
变弯曲
I
Several
branches
started
bending
towards
the
ground.
好几条树枝开始向地上弯垂。
4
when
a
road
bends,
it
changes
direction
to
form
a
curve
〔路〕转弯
I
The
road
bends
sharply
to
the
left.
路向左急转弯。
5
bend the truth
to
say
something
that
is
not
completely
true
歪曲事实
6
bend over backwards (to do sth)
to
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。
7
bend sb’s ear
to
talk
to
someone,
especially
for
a
long
time
about
something
that
is
worrying
you
[口] 和某人谈心〔尤指谈令人烦恼的事〕
spoken
8
on bended knee
a.
trying
very
hard
to
persuade
someone
to
do
something
b.
in
a
kneeling
position
下跪地
He
begged
on
bended
knee
for
another
chance.
他苦苦哀求再给他一次机会。
He
went
down
on
bended
knee
and
asked
her
to
marry
him.
他跪下来向她求婚。
9
bend your mind/efforts to sth
to
give
all
your
energy
or
attention
to
one
activity,
plan
etc
[正式] 集中全力于某事，专心致志于某事
formal
10
bend to sb’s will
10.
to
do
what
someone
else
wants,
especially
when
you
do
not
want
to
[正式] 屈服于某人的意愿
formal
noun
11
a
curved
part
of
something,
especially
a
road
or
river
〔尤指道路或河流的〕拐弯，弯道
The
car
came
round
the
bend
at
a
terrifying
speed.
那辆汽车以惊人的速度拐过弯道。
[+
in
]
a
sharp
bend
in
the
road
路上的一个急转弯
12
an
action
in
which
you
bend
a
part
of
your
body
〔身体的〕弯曲（动作）
We
started
the
session
with
a
few
knee
bends
to
warm
up.
我们在上课前先做些活动膝盖的动作来热身。
13
drive sb round the bend
to
annoy
someone
[英，口] 惹恼某人
BrE spoken
His
attitude
drives
me
round
the
bend.
他的态度把我惹恼了。
14
be/go round the bend
to
be
or
become
crazy
[英，口] 发疯
BrE spoken
I
sometimes
feel
I’m
going
round
the
bend
looking
after
young
children
all
day.
整天照看小孩子，我有时候觉得我都快疯了。
15
the bends
a
painful
and
serious
condition
that
DIVERS
get
if
they
come
up
from
deep
water
too
quickly
潜函病，减压病〔指潜水员浮出水面过快造成的剧痛〕