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bend bend ★★★☆☆/be̱nd/1[VERB	动词]弯腰；俯身；弯曲 When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend .   [V adv/prep]  [V]  [V-ed]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。She bent and picked up a plastic bucket...她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。She was bent over the sink washing the dishes.她俯在水槽边洗盘子。2[VERB	动词]低（头）；俯（首） When you bend your head, you move your head forwards and downwards.   [V n]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[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词]弯曲（手臂、腿等）；（手臂、腿等）弯曲 When you bend a part of your body such as your arm or leg, or when it bends, you change its position so that it is no longer straight.   [V n]  [V]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。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。bentKeep your knees slightly bent.保持双膝稍稍弯曲。4[VERB	动词]使弯曲；使变弯 If you bend something that is flat or straight, you use force to make it curved or to put an angle in it.   [V n prep]  [V n]  [Also V n with adv]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。bent...a length of bent wire.一段弯曲的铁丝5[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词]（使）（路、光束等）弯曲 When a road, beam of light, or other long thin thing bends, or when something bends it, it changes direction to form a curve or angle.   [V]  [V n]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。6[N-COUNT	可数名词]（路、管道等的）弯曲处，转弯处 A bend in a road, pipe, or other long thin object is a curve or angle in it. 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7[VERB	动词]屈从；不情愿地服从 If someone bends to your wishes, they believe or do something different, usually when they do not want to.   [V to n]  [V]  [Also V n]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？8[VERB	动词]曲解，通融，篡改（规则、法律等） If you bend rules or laws, you interpret them in a way that allows you to do something they would not normally allow you to do.   [V n]A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.少数官员准备篡改规则。9[VERB	动词]歪曲（事实） If you bend the truth or bend the facts, you say something that is not exactly true.   [V n]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。10See also:bent；hairpin bend；  11[PHRASE	短语]竭尽全力 If you say that someone is bending over backwards to be helpful or kind, you are emphasizing that they are trying very hard to be helpful or kind.   [V inflects]  [emphasis]People are bending over backwards to please customers.人们正使出浑身解数取悦顾客。12[PHRASE	短语]使非常恼火；使极为恼怒 If you say that someone or something drives you round the bend, you mean that you dislike them and they annoy or upset you very much.   [V inflects]  [feelings]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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。13[PHRASE	短语]做蠢事；干傻事；发疯 If you say that someone is round the bend, you mean that they do foolish or silly things.   [v-link PHR]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]People thought I was round the bend.人们以为我疯了。14 to bend someone's ear→see: ear；  bend1 verbbend2 nounbendbend1 /bend/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle bent /bent/)  Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] to move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not upright:  Lee bent and kissed her. She bent her head. Bend your knees, but keep your back straight.bend over Emma bent over to pick up the coins.bend down I bent down to lift the box off the floor.bend towards/across etc He bent towards me and whispered in my ear.2[transitive] to push or press something so that it is no longer flat or straight:  You need a special tool to bend the steel.3[intransitive] to become curved and no longer flat or straight:  Several branches started bending towards the ground.4[intransitive] when a road bends, it changes direction to form a curve:  The road bends sharply to the left.5bend the truth to say something that is not completely true6bend over backwards (to do something) to try very hard to be helpful:  We bent over backwards to finish it on time.7bend somebody’s ear spoken to talk to someone, especially for a long time, about something that is worrying you8on bended knee a)trying very hard to persuade someone to do something:  He begged on bended knee for another chance. b)in a kneeling position:  He went down on bended knee and asked her to marry him.9bend your mind/efforts to something formal to give all your energy or attention to one activity, plan etc10bend to somebody’s will formal to do what someone else wants, especially when you do not want to → bend the rulesat rule1(1)bend1 verbbend2 nounbendbend2 noun [countable]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1a curved part of something, especially a road or river:  The car came round the bend at a terrifying speed.bend in a sharp bend in the road2an action in which you bend a part of your body:  We started the session with a few knee bends to warm up.3drive somebody round the bend British English spoken to annoy someone:  His attitude drives me round the bend.4be/go round the bend British English spoken to be or become crazy:  I sometimes feel I’m going round the bend looking after young children all day.5the bends a painful and serious condition that divers get if they come up from deep water too quicklyCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa sharp/tight bend (=a curve that changes direction suddenly)· That road sign means you are approaching a sharp bend.a hairpin bend (=a very sharp bend in which a road changes direction, usually on a mountain)· The road wound up the mountain in a series of hairpin bends.a slight/gentle/wide bend (=that changes direction slightly or gradually)· Ahead of us there was a wide bend in the river.a blind bend (=that you cannot see around when you are driving)· Never overtake another car on a blind bend.a left-hand/right-hand bend (=going towards the left or the right)· Take the turning just after the left-hand bend in the road.verbscome around/round the bend· Suddenly a motorbike came around the bend at top speed.round the bend· He rounded the bend much too fast.

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         NAmE                bend                /                              verb                ,                  noun                            bend      bends      bent      bending                            verb        ★                    (              bent        ,        bent                  /          bent                    ;            NAmE                    bent                    /                    )              1      ★              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    (especially of sb's body or head        尤指人的身体或头部        )                    to lean, or make sth lean, in a particular direction          （使）倾斜，偏向                            ◆        He bent and kissed her.        他低下头吻了她。            + adv./prep.              ◆        fields of poppies bending in the wind        一畦畦随风摇摆的罂粟                    ◆        His dark head bent over her.        他对她低下他那黑发的头。                    ◆        She bent forward to pick up the newspaper.        她弯腰去捡报纸。                    ◆        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。                    bendsth (+ adv./prep.)                    ◆        He bent his head and kissed her.        他低下头吻了她。                    ◆        She was bent over her desk writing a letter.        她正伏案写信。                    2      ★              [transitive            ,       intransitive        ]                    bend(sth)                    if you          bendyour arm, leg, etc. or if it          bends,you move it so that it is no longer straight          （使四肢等）弯曲                            ◆        Bend your knees, keeping your back straight.        膝盖弯曲，背部挺直。                    ◆        Lie flat and let your knees bend.        平躺曲膝。                    3      ★              [transitive        ]                    bendsth                    to force sth that was straight into an angle or a curve          把…弄弯（或折起）                            ◆        Mark the pipe where you want to bend it.        在管子上把要弄弯的地方做个记号。                    ◆        The knives were bent out of shape.        那些刀已经弯曲变形了。                    ◆        He bent the wire into the shape of a square.        他把铁丝折成正方形。                    4      ★              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    to change direction to form a curve or an angle; to make sth change direction in this way          （使）拐弯，弯曲                            ◆        The road bent sharply to the right.        路向右急拐。                    bendsth                    ◆        Glass and water both bend light.        玻璃和水都折光。                    IDIOMS              bend sb's ˈear (about sth)                              (              informal)                        to talk to sb a lot about sth, especially about a problem that you have              向某人唠叨诉说（尤指自己的难处）                                                  bend your ˈmind/ˈefforts to sth                              (              formal)                        to think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing              致力于某事；专心致志                                                  bend the ˈtruth                              to say sth that is not completely true              扭曲事理；歪曲事实                                                  on bended ˈknee(s)                              if you ask for sth              on bended knee(s),you ask for it in a very anxious and/or              humbleway              下跪（请求…）；央求；苦苦哀求                                                  ☞more at                                    backwards                              ,                                    rule                                   n.                            PHRASAL VERB                    ˈbend sb to sth                              (              formal)                        to force or persuade sb to do what you want or to accept your opinions              迫使；说服                                            ◆            He manipulates people and tries to              bend them to his will              (= make them do what he wants).                        他能左右民众，让大家跟随他的意志。                                                    noun        ★                    1      ★              [countable        ]                    a curve or turn, especially in a road or river          （尤指道路或河流的）拐弯，弯道                            ◆        a sharp bend in the road        道路的急拐弯                    ☞see also                                            hairpin bend                                                  2      the bends              [plural        ]                    severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by a          diverwho comes back to the surface of the water too quickly          （潜水员过快浮出水面造成的）减压病，潜涵病                            IDIOM              round the bend/twist                              (              informal) (              especially BrE)                        crazy              疯狂                                            ◆            She's gone completely round the bend.            她完全疯了。                                ◆            The kids have been              driving me round the bendtoday              (= annoying me very much).                        孩子们今天快把我气疯了。                                          bend              /        bend                ;          NAmE                bend                /                    bent              /        bent                ;          NAmE                bent                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	bend ★★★☆☆ /be̱nd/ 1 [VERB 动词]弯腰；俯身；弯曲 When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend . [V adv/prep] [V] [V-ed] 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。 She bent and picked up a plastic bucket... 她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。 She was bent over the sink washing the dishes. 她俯在水槽边洗盘子。 2 [VERB 动词]低（头）；俯（首） When you bend your head, you move your head forwards and downwards. [V n] 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 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]弯曲（手臂、腿等）；（手臂、腿等）弯曲 When you bend a part of your body such as your arm or leg, or when it bends, you change its position so that it is no longer straight. [V n] [V] 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。 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。 bent Keep your knees slightly bent. 保持双膝稍稍弯曲。 4 [VERB 动词]使弯曲；使变弯 If you bend something that is flat or straight, you use force to make it curved or to put an angle in it. [V n prep] [V n] [Also V n with adv] 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。 bent ...a length of bent wire. 一段弯曲的铁丝 5 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）（路、光束等）弯曲 When a road, beam of light, or other long thin thing bends, or when something bends it, it changes direction to form a curve or angle. [V] [V n] 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。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（路、管道等的）弯曲处，转弯处 A bend in a road, pipe, or other long thin object is a curve or angle in it. 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 7 [VERB 动词]屈从；不情愿地服从 If someone bends to your wishes, they believe or do something different, usually when they do not want to. [V to n] [V] [Also V n] 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？ 8 [VERB 动词]曲解，通融，篡改（规则、法律等） If you bend rules or laws, you interpret them in a way that allows you to do something they would not normally allow you to do. [V n] A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules. 少数官员准备篡改规则。 9 [VERB 动词]歪曲（事实） If you bend the truth or bend the facts, you say something that is not exactly true. [V n] 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。 10 See also:bent ；hairpin bend ； 11 [PHRASE 短语]竭尽全力 If you say that someone is bending over backwards to be helpful or kind, you are emphasizing that they are trying very hard to be helpful or kind. [V inflects] [emphasis] People are bending over backwards to please customers. 人们正使出浑身解数取悦顾客。 12 [PHRASE 短语]使非常恼火；使极为恼怒 If you say that someone or something drives you round the bend, you mean that you dislike them and they annoy or upset you very much. [V inflects] [feelings] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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。 13 [PHRASE 短语]做蠢事；干傻事；发疯 If you say that someone is round the bend, you mean that they do foolish or silly things. [v-link PHR] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] People thought I was round the bend. 人们以为我疯了。 14 to bend someone's ear→see: ear ；
Oxford	bend ★ / bend ; NAmE bend / verb , noun bend bends bent bending verb ★ ( bent , bent / bent ; NAmE bent / ) 1 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] (especially of sb's body or head 尤指人的身体或头部 ) to lean, or make sth lean, in a particular direction （使）倾斜，偏向 ◆ He bent and kissed her. 他低下头吻了她。 + adv./prep. ◆ fields of poppies bending in the wind 一畦畦随风摇摆的罂粟 ◆ His dark head bent over her. 他对她低下他那黑发的头。 ◆ She bent forward to pick up the newspaper. 她弯腰去捡报纸。 ◆ 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。 bendsth (+ adv./prep.) ◆ He bent his head and kissed her. 他低下头吻了她。 ◆ She was bent over her desk writing a letter. 她正伏案写信。 2 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] bend(sth) if you bendyour arm, leg, etc. or if it bends,you move it so that it is no longer straight （使四肢等）弯曲 ◆ Bend your knees, keeping your back straight. 膝盖弯曲，背部挺直。 ◆ Lie flat and let your knees bend. 平躺曲膝。 3 ★ [transitive ] bendsth to force sth that was straight into an angle or a curve 把…弄弯（或折起） ◆ Mark the pipe where you want to bend it. 在管子上把要弄弯的地方做个记号。 ◆ The knives were bent out of shape. 那些刀已经弯曲变形了。 ◆ He bent the wire into the shape of a square. 他把铁丝折成正方形。 4 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to change direction to form a curve or an angle; to make sth change direction in this way （使）拐弯，弯曲 ◆ The road bent sharply to the right. 路向右急拐。 bendsth ◆ Glass and water both bend light. 玻璃和水都折光。 IDIOMS bend sb's ˈear (about sth) ( informal) to talk to sb a lot about sth, especially about a problem that you have 向某人唠叨诉说（尤指自己的难处） bend your ˈmind/ˈefforts to sth ( formal) to think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing 致力于某事；专心致志 bend the ˈtruth to say sth that is not completely true 扭曲事理；歪曲事实 on bended ˈknee(s) if you ask for sth on bended knee(s),you ask for it in a very anxious and/or humbleway 下跪（请求…）；央求；苦苦哀求 ☞more at backwards , rule n. PHRASAL VERB ˈbend sb to sth ( formal) to force or persuade sb to do what you want or to accept your opinions 迫使；说服 ◆ He manipulates people and tries to bend them to his will (= make them do what he wants). 他能左右民众，让大家跟随他的意志。 noun ★ 1 ★ [countable ] a curve or turn, especially in a road or river （尤指道路或河流的）拐弯，弯道 ◆ a sharp bend in the road 道路的急拐弯 ☞see also hairpin bend 2 the bends [plural ] severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by a diverwho comes back to the surface of the water too quickly （潜水员过快浮出水面造成的）减压病，潜涵病 IDIOM round the bend/twist ( informal) ( especially BrE) crazy 疯狂 ◆ She's gone completely round the bend. 她完全疯了。 ◆ The kids have been driving me round the bendtoday (= annoying me very much). 孩子们今天快把我气疯了。 bend / bend ; NAmE bend / bent / bent ; NAmE bent /
LDC	bend1 verb bend2 noun bendbend1 /bend/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle bent /bent/) Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] to move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not upright: Lee bent and kissed her. She bent her head. Bend your knees, but keep your back straight.bend over Emma bent over to pick up the coins.bend down I bent down to lift the box off the floor.bend towards/across etc He bent towards me and whispered in my ear.2[transitive] to push or press something so that it is no longer flat or straight: You need a special tool to bend the steel.3[intransitive] to become curved and no longer flat or straight: Several branches started bending towards the ground.4[intransitive] when a road bends, it changes direction to form a curve: The road bends sharply to the left.5bend the truth to say something that is not completely true6bend over backwards (to do something) to try very hard to be helpful: We bent over backwards to finish it on time.7bend somebody’s ear spoken to talk to someone, especially for a long time, about something that is worrying you8on bended knee a)trying very hard to persuade someone to do something: He begged on bended knee for another chance. b)in a kneeling position: He went down on bended knee and asked her to marry him.9bend your mind/efforts to something formal to give all your energy or attention to one activity, plan etc10bend to somebody’s will formal to do what someone else wants, especially when you do not want to → bend the rules at rule1(1) bend1 verb bend2 noun bendbend2 noun [countable] Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1a curved part of something, especially a road or river: The car came round the bend at a terrifying speed.bend in a sharp bend in the road2an action in which you bend a part of your body: We started the session with a few knee bends to warm up.3drive somebody round the bend British English spoken to annoy someone: His attitude drives me round the bend.4be/go round the bend British English spoken to be or become crazy: I sometimes feel I’m going round the bend looking after young children all day.5the bends a painful and serious condition that divers get if they come up from deep water too quicklyCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa sharp/tight bend (=a curve that changes direction suddenly)· That road sign means you are approaching a sharp bend.a hairpin bend (=a very sharp bend in which a road changes direction, usually on a mountain)· The road wound up the mountain in a series of hairpin bends.a slight/gentle/wide bend (=that changes direction slightly or gradually)· Ahead of us there was a wide bend in the river.a blind bend (=that you cannot see around when you are driving)· Never overtake another car on a blind bend.a left-hand/right-hand bend (=going towards the left or the right)· Take the turning just after the left-hand bend in the road.verbscome around/round the bend· Suddenly a motorbike came around the bend at top speed.round the bend· He rounded the bend much too fast.
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