bend
- IPA[bend]
美式
- shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle；(of something straight) be shaped or forced into a curve or angle
- a curve, especially a sharp one, in a road, river, racecourse, or path；a curved or angled part or form of something
verb: bend, 3rd person present: bends, gerund or present participle: bending, past tense: bent, past participle: bent
noun: bend, plural noun: bends
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動詞
- 1. shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle the rising wind bent the long grass 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of something straight) be shaped or forced into a curve or angle the oar bent as Lance heaved angrily at it
- ▪ (of a road, river, or path) deviate from a straight line in a specified direction; have a sharply curved course the road bent left and then right the river slowly bends around Davenport 同義詞
- 2. (of a person) incline the body downward from the vertical I bent over my plate he bent down and picked her up 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ move (a jointed part of the body) to an angled position extend your left leg and bend your right Irene bent her head over her work
- 3. force or be forced to submit they want to bend me to their will a refusal to bend to mob rule 同義詞
- ▪ interpret or modify (a rule) to suit oneself or somebody else we cannot bend the rules, even for Darren
- 4. direct or devote (one's attention or energies) to a task Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets she bent once more to the task of diverting the wedding guests 同義詞
- 5. attach (a sail or rope) by means of a knot sailors were bending sails to the spars
名詞
- 1. a curve, especially a sharp one, in a road, river, racecourse, or path the van screeched around a bend a bend in the river
- 2. a curved or angled part or form of something making a bend in the wire
- 3. a kind of knot used to join two ropes, or to tie a rope to another object, e.g. a carrick bend.
- 4. decompression sickness, especially in divers.
