一、詳細釋義:


n.

彎曲處,轉彎處,拐彎,彎道 [C]


例句:

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

摩托車駕駛員在道路彎曲處打滑了,差一點出了危險。


例句:

Is there any bend in the seamount chain?

海山鏈有彎曲的地方嗎?


(潛水員浮出水面動作過急時形成的)減壓病 [C]

v.

(使)彎曲,使成形,成角度,拉 [I,T]


例句:

None of the suitors could bend the bow of odysseus

沒有一個求婚者能拉動奧得修斯的弓。


例句:

It isn't easy to bend a bar ofiron.

使鐵棒彎曲不容易。


屈身,彎腰,俯身 [I,T]


例句:

Mother had to bend over to pick up the child.

母親必須俯身抱起小孩。


例句:

She bent and picked up a plastic bucket.

她彎腰提起一個塑料桶。


集中全力于,專心 [I,T]


例句:

Lynn is now bending her concentration on the term paper.

琳正專注于完成期末報告。


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.

他利用權力篡改法律以適合自己的目的。


例句:

A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.

少數官員準備篡改規(guī)則。


低(頭),俯(首) [I,T]


例句:

Rick appeared, bending his head a little to clear the top of the door.

里克到了,進門時為了避開門楣稍微低了下頭。


例句:

She bent her head to read a book.

她低頭看書。


屈從,不情愿地服從 [I,T]


例句:

No tyrant can bend us to his will.

任何暴君都不能使我們屈服。


例句:

She tried to bend her husband to her wishes.

她設法使丈夫順從她的愿望。


二、詞義辨析:


curve,bend,bow,crook,twist

這些動詞都含“彎、彎曲”之意。 curve指變成曲線或弧線狀的動作或狀態(tài)。 bend普通用詞,指把某物變成曲線或角形。用于人時,指頭部或身軀彎下。 bow指把頭部或上身彎向前方的動作,也指社交中的禮節(jié)性動作。 crook指不規(guī)則的彎曲,也指按照規(guī)則或模型彎曲某物。 twist指通過轉動、擰或扭使某物成彎曲狀。


三、相關短語:


bend over backwards

費盡心機,千方百計;矯枉過正


round the bend

轉過拐彎處;瘋狂地


fisherman's bend

漁人結


knee bend

肘形彎管


around the bend

有精神病的, 瘋狂的


bend sinister

n. 〈紋章〉從左上角到右下角的對角條紋 bend sinister 盾紋上表示庶出的斜條


blind bend

急彎


hairpin bend

險彎


carrick bend

單花大繩連結


四、參考例句:


Moderate bend of stifle.

后膝關節(jié)適度彎曲。


Can you bend your leg?

你能彎曲你的腿嗎?


Can you bend this stick?

你能使這根棍子彎曲嗎?


Our fingers bend at the knuckle.

我們的手指在指關節(jié)處彎曲。.


The crash occurred on a sharp bend.

碰撞發(fā)生在一個急轉彎處。


If we bend a rod, it bends.

如果我們彎曲一個桿,它會彎曲。


Oak?may bend but will not break.

橡樹可彎但不能折斷。


You don't bend to pressure.

你不屈服于壓力。


Bend down and touch your toes.

彎下腰夠到你的腳趾。


He can bend the iron bar.

他能夠把鐵棒弄彎。