bend

verb

1. （使）倾斜，偏向
   to lean, or make sth lean, in a particular direction
   1. He bent and kissed her.
      他低下头吻了她。
   2. fields of poppies bending in the wind
      一畦畦随风摇摆的罂粟
   3. His dark head bent over her.
      他对她低下他那黑发的头。
   4. She bent forward to pick up the newspaper.
      她弯腰去捡报纸。
   5. 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。
   6. He bent his head and kissed her.
      他低下头吻了她。
   7. She was bent over her desk writing a letter.
      她正伏案写信。
2. （使四肢等）弯曲
   if you bend your arm, leg, etc. or if it bends , you move it so that it is no longer straight
   1. Bend your knees, keeping your back straight.
      膝盖弯曲，背部挺直。
   2. Lie flat and let your knees bend.
      平躺曲膝。
3. 把…弄弯（或折起）
   to force sth that was straight into an angle or a curve
   1. Mark the pipe where you want to bend it.
      在管子上要弄弯的地方做个记号。
   2. The knives were bent out of shape.
      那些刀已经弯曲变形了。
   3. He bent the wire into the shape of a square.
      他把铁丝折成正方形。
4. （使）拐弯，弯曲
   to change direction to form a curve or an angle; to make sth change direction in this way
   1. The road bent sharply to the right.
      路向右急转弯。
   2. Glass and water both bend light.
      玻璃和水都折光。

noun

1. （尤指道路或河流的）拐弯，弯道
   a curve or turn, especially in a road or river
   1. a sharp bend in the road
      道路的急拐弯
2. （潜水员过快浮出水面造成的）减压病，潜涵病
   severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by a diver who comes back to the surface of the water too quickly

1. VERB 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 .
   1. I bent over and kissed her cheek...
      我俯身亲吻了她的脸颊。
   2. 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。
   3. She bent and picked up a plastic bucket...
      她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。
   4. She was bent over the sink washing the dishes.
      她俯在水槽边洗盘子。
2. VERB 低（头）；俯（首）
   When you bend your head, you move your head forwards and downwards.
   1. 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 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
4. VERB 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.
   1. Bend the bar into a horseshoe...
      把铁条弯成马蹄形。
   2. 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。
5. V-ERG （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.
   1. The road bent slightly to the right...
      这条路稍微朝右弯。
   2. 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 （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.
   1. The crash occurred on a sharp bend.
      撞车发生在一个急转弯处。
   2. ...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 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.
   1. Congress has to bend to his will...
      国会不得不屈从于他的意志。
   2. 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 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.
   1. A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.
      少数官员准备篡改规则。
9. VERB 歪曲（事实）
   If you bend the truth or bend the facts, you say something that is not exactly true.
   1. 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 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.
    1. People are bending over backwards to please customers.
       人们正使出浑身解数取悦顾客。
12. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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 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.
    1. People thought I was round the bend.
       人们以为我疯了。
14. to bend someone's ear → see: ear

1. I bent over and kissed her cheek
   我俯身亲吻了她的脸颊。
2. She bent and picked up a plastic bucket
   她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。
3. She was bent over the sink washing the dishes.
   她俯在水槽边洗盘子。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Bend the bar into a horseshoe
   把铁条弯成马蹄形。
8. 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。
9. The road bent slightly to the right
   这条路稍微朝右弯。
10. Glass bends light of different colours by different amounts.
    玻璃对不同颜色的光的折射量不同。
11. The crash occurred on a sharp bend.
    撞车发生在一个急转弯处。
12. Congress has to bend to his will
    国会不得不屈从于他的意志。
13. 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？
14. A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.
    少数官员准备篡改规则。
15. 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。
16. People are bending over backwards to please customers.
    人们正使出浑身解数取悦顾客。
17. 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。
18. People thought I was round the bend.
    人们以为我疯了。
19. The chevron or arrow road sign indicates a sharp bend to the left or right.
    V形或箭头路标表示有向左或向右的急转弯。
20. There wasn't room to stand up and he had to bend double.
    空间太小无法站直，他不得不弓着身子。
21. The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment.
    车子在弯道处失去控制，一头扎下堤岸。
22. There is a particular urgency in this case, and it would help if you could bend the rules.
    这次碰巧有紧急情况，如果您能通融一下就好了。
23. The driver failed to negotiate a bend and ran into a tree.
    司机没能顺利拐弯，撞到了树上。
24. I was approaching a fairly sharp bend that swept downhill to the left.
    我正驶向下坡路上一个突然向左的急转弯。
25. Steel barriers can bend and absorb the shock.
    钢制栅栏可以弯曲并能吸收冲击力。
26. Several hundred yards beyond the first switchback in the road, he came to the second bend.
    过了公路上第一个急转弯几百码处，他又遇到了第二个急转弯。
27. Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.
    手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。
28. Heat the glass tube to the point that it can bend.
    将玻璃管加热，以能弯曲为度。
29. Oak may bend but will not break.
    栎木弯而不折。
30. This is too stiff, I can't bend it with my hands.
    这东西太硬，我无法用手把它弯过来。

  bend arch bow coil curve【导航词义：弯曲】

  bend v. 使弯曲；变弯曲

〔辨析〕指通过外力的作用使某物弯曲。

  arch v. （使）拱起，使成拱形

〔辨析〕指身体某部位拱起或某物朝某方向拱起。

  bow v. （使）弯曲；鞠躬

〔辨析〕指某物在外力的作用下发生弯曲；用于人时，常表示鞠躬或由于羞愧而低头。

  coil v. （使）卷缠；（使）盘绕

〔辨析〕强调卷绕或盘绕成环形。

  curve v. （使）弯曲

〔辨析〕指某物沿曲线运动或呈曲线形。

bend sb to sth

1. 迫使；说服
   to force or persuade sb to do what you want or to accept your opinions
   1. He bent and kissed her.
      他低下头吻了她。
   2. fields of poppies bending in the wind
      一畦畦随风摇摆的罂粟
   3. His dark head bent over her.
      他对她低下他那黑发的头。
   4. She bent forward to pick up the newspaper.
      她弯腰去捡报纸。
   5. 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。
   6. He bent his head and kissed her.
      他低下头吻了她。
   7. She was bent over her desk writing a letter.
      她正伏案写信。

v.

bend sb's ear (about sth)

• 向某人唠叨诉说（尤指自己的难处）
  to talk to sb a lot about sth, especially about a problem that you have

bend your mind/efforts to sth

• 致力于某事；专心致志于
  to think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing

bend the truth

• 扭曲事理；歪曲事实
  to say sth that is not completely true

on bended knee(s)

• 下跪（请求…）；央求；苦苦哀求
  if you ask for sth on bended knee(s) , you ask for it in a very anxious and/or humble way

bend/lean over backwards (to do sth)

• 尽力；竭力
  to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair
  1. I've bent over backwards to help him.
     我已尽最大努力帮助他。

bend/stretch the rules

• 根据具体情况改变规则；通融
  to change the rules to suit a particular person or situation

n.

round the bend/twist

• 疯狂
  crazy
  1. She's gone completely round the bend.
     她完全疯了。
  2. The children have been driving me round the bend today (= annoying me very much) .
     孩子们今天快把我气疯了。

noun

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

   Synonym:    curve

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

   Synonym:    bend dexter

3. movement that causes the formation of a curve

   Synonym:    bending

4. a circular segment of a curve
   1. a bend in the road
   2. a crook in the path

   Synonym:    crooktwistturn

5. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
   1. a fold in the napkin
   2. a crease in his trousers
   3. a plication on her blouse
   4. a flexure of the colon
   5. a bend of his elbow

   Synonym:    foldcreaseplicationflexurecrimp

verb

1. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
   1. bend the rod
   2. twist the dough into a braid
   3. the strong man could turn an iron bar

   Synonym:    flexdeformtwistturn

2. bend a joint
   1. flex your wrists
   2. bend your knees

   Synonym:    flex

3. change direction
   1. The road bends

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

   Synonym:    deflectturn away

5. form a curve
   1. The stick does not bend

   Synonym:    flex

6. bend one's back forward from the waist on down
   1. he crouched down
   2. She bowed before the Queen
   3. The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse

   Synonym:    crouchstoopbow