一、详细释义:


n.

弯曲处,转弯处,拐弯,弯道 [C]


例句:

The motorcyclist had a brush with danger as he skidded round the bend.

摩托车驾驶员在道路弯曲处打滑了,差一点出了危险。


例句:

Is there any bend in the seamount chain?

海山链有弯曲的地方吗?


(潜水员浮出水面动作过急时形成的)减压病 [C]

v.

(使)弯曲,使成形,成角度,拉 [I,T]


例句:

None of the suitors could bend the bow of odysseus

没有一个求婚者能拉动奥得修斯的弓。


例句:

It isn't easy to bend a bar ofiron.

使铁棒弯曲不容易。


屈身,弯腰,俯身 [I,T]


例句:

Mother had to bend over to pick up the child.

母亲必须俯身抱起小孩。


例句:

She bent and picked up a plastic bucket.

她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。


集中全力于,专心 [I,T]


例句:

Lynn is now bending her concentration on the term paper.

琳正专注于完成期末报告。


例句:

He was bent on success.

他一心想取得成功。


歪曲,曲解,通融,篡改 [I,T]


例句:

He took advantage of his power to bend the law to suit his own purposes.

他利用权力篡改法律以适合自己的目的。


例句:

A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.

少数官员准备篡改规则。


低(头),俯(首) [I,T]


例句:

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。


例句:

She bent her head to read a book.

她低头看书。


屈从,不情愿地服从 [I,T]


例句:

No tyrant can bend us to his will.

任何暴君都不能使我们屈服。


例句:

She tried to bend her husband to her wishes.

她设法使丈夫顺从她的愿望。


二、词义辨析:


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。


三、相关短语:


bend over backwards

费尽心机,千方百计;矫枉过正


round the bend

转过拐弯处;疯狂地


fisherman's bend

渔人结


knee bend

肘形弯管


around the bend

有精神病的, 疯狂的


bend sinister

n. 〈纹章〉从左上角到右下角的对角条纹 bend sinister 盾纹上表示庶出的斜条


blind bend

急弯


hairpin bend

险弯


carrick bend

单花大绳连结


四、参考例句:


Moderate bend of stifle.

后膝关节适度弯曲。


Can you bend your leg?

你能弯曲你的腿吗?


Can you bend this stick?

你能使这根棍子弯曲吗?


Our fingers bend at the knuckle.

我们的手指在指关节处弯曲。.


The crash occurred on a sharp bend.

碰撞发生在一个急转弯处。


If we bend a rod, it bends.

如果我们弯曲一个杆,它会弯曲。


Oak may bend but will not break.

橡树可弯但不能折断。


You don't bend to pressure.

你不屈服于压力。


Bend down and touch your toes.

弯下腰够到你的脚趾。


He can bend the iron bar.

他能够把铁棒弄弯。