bend

英[bend]
美[bend]

基本释义

  • v.弯腰; (使)弯曲; 屈从; 拐弯; 篡改,歪曲
  • n.拐弯处,弯道; 弯曲; 屈肢症

词性变化

实用例句

The knives were bent out of shape.

那些刀已经弯曲变形了。

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He bent the wire into the shape of a square.

他把铁丝折成正方形。

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Mark the pipe where you want to bend it.

在管子上要弄弯的地方做个记号。

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Lie flat and let your knees bend.

平躺曲膝。

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His dark head bent over her.

他对她低下他那黑发的头。

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She bent forward to pick up the newspaper.

她弯腰去捡报纸。

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Slowly bend from the waist and bring your head down to your knees.

慢慢弯下腰,把头低垂到膝部。

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He bent his head and kissed her.

他低下头吻了她。

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She was bent over her desk writing a letter.

她正伏案写信。

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Bend your knees, keeping your back straight.

膝盖弯曲,背部挺直。

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fields of poppies bending in the wind

一畦畦随风摇摆的罂粟

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He bent and kissed her.

他低下头吻了她。

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As you walk faster, you will find the arms bend naturally and more quickly.

走快时,你会发现手臂会自然弯曲,而且频率会更快。

Bend the bar into a horseshoe...

把铁条弯成马蹄形。

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,其间还弄弯了一把小刀。

The road bent slightly to the right...

这条路稍微朝右弯。

Glass bends light of different colours by different amounts.

玻璃对不同颜色的光的折射量不同。

The crash occurred on a sharp bend.

撞车发生在一个急转弯处。

...an historic town nestling in a bend of the river.

一个坐落在河曲处的历史名镇

Congress has to bend to his will...

国会不得不屈从于他的意志。

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?

A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.

少数官员准备篡改规则。

Sometimes we bend the truth a little in order to spare them the pain of the real facts.

有时我们会稍微变动一下事实,以免他们知道实情会太痛苦。

People are bending over backwards to please customers.

人们正使出浑身解数取悦顾客。

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。

People thought I was round the bend.

人们以为我疯了。

These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners bending their legs...

这些残酷的刑具是用来阻止犯人弯腿的。

I bent over and kissed her cheek...

我俯身亲吻了她的脸颊。

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。

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。

真题例句

Extravagance (奢侈) is out Business folk are bending over backwards to avoid seeming extravagant.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

In the distance, people could see the train rounding a bend headed into the station.

2016年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

The changes would have to be approved or rejected as a whole by Congress, making it hard for narrow-interest lobbies to bend lawmakers to their will.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

But a transparent object doesn't absorb or scatter light, at least not very much, light can pass through it without bending or stopping.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Every time light moves into a material with a new speed, it bends and scatters.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

If current trends don't bend, Russia's population will be about the size of Yyemen's by the year 2050.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

No need to get all bent out of shape about going to see the professor.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 主旨概括 原文

They seemed bent on their destinations.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a circular segment of a curve;

    "a bend in the road"

    "a crook in the path"

  • 2. movement that causes the formation of a curve

  • 3. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

  • 4. an angular or rounded shape made by folding;

    "a fold in the napkin"

    "a crease in his trousers"

    "a plication on her blouse"

    "a flexure of the colon"

    "a bend of his elbow"

  • 5. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

Verb
  • 1. form a curve;

    "The stick does not bend"

  • 2. change direction;

    "The road bends"

  • 3. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;

    "bend the rod"

    "twist the dough into a braid"

    "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

  • 4. bend one's back forward from the waist on down;

    "he crouched down"

    "She bowed before the Queen"

    "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

  • 5. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

  • 6. bend a joint;

    "flex your wrists"

    "bend your knees"

同义词辨析

curve, bend, bow, crook, twist

这些动词都含"弯,弯曲"之意。

  • curve: 指变成曲线或弧线状的动作或状态。
  • bend: 普通用词,指把某物变成曲线或角形。用于人时,指头部或身躯弯下。
  • bow: 指把头部或上身弯向前方的动作,也指社交中的礼节性动作。
  • crook: 指不规则的弯曲,也指按照规则或模型弯曲某物。
  • twist: 指通过转动、拧或扭使某物成弯曲状。

stoop, bend

这两动词均可表示"弯腰,弯曲"之意。

  • stoop: 通常用于人,指屈膝降低身体高度或低头弯腰。常引申作屈从或不顾尊严。
  • bend: 指人指物皆可,含义广,指任何弯曲的动作。可引申作屈从解。

反义词

vt.使弯曲;使屈从

stretch

其他释义

stretch