bend
- vt. 使彎曲；使屈服；使致力；使朝向
- vi. 彎曲，轉(zhuǎn)彎；屈服；傾向；專心于
- n. 彎曲
- n. (Bend)人名；(瑞典)本德
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
詞源同band, 綁。因制弓箭而具彎的詞義。
英英釋意
- 1. a circular segment of a curve;
- "a bend in the road"
- "a crook in the path"
- 2. movement that causes the formation of a curve
- 3. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- 4. an angular or rounded shape made by folding;
- "a fold in the napkin"
- "a crease in his trousers"
- "a plication on her blouse"
- "a flexure of the colon"
- "a bend of his elbow"
- 5. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
英文詞源
- bend
- bend: [OE] English band, bind, bond, and bundle are closely allied: all go back to a prehistoric Germanic base *band-. The relationship in meaning was, in the case of bend, more obvious in Old English times, when bendan meant ‘tie up’ as well as ‘curve’ (a sense preserved in the modern English noun bend ‘knot’, as in carrick bend).
The rather strange-seeming meaning development appears to have come about as follows: bend in the sense ‘tie, constrain’ was used for the pulling of bow-strings, with reference to the strain or tension thereby applied to the bow; the natural consequence of this was of course that the bow curved, and hence (although not until the late 13th century) bend came to be used for ‘curve’.
=> band, bind, bond, bundle - bend (v.)
- Old English bendan "to bend a bow; confine with a string, fetter," causative of bindan "to bind," from Proto-Germanic base *band- "string, band" (cognates: Old Norse benda "to join, strain, strive, bend"), from PIE root *bhendh- "to bind" (cognates: Gothic bindan, Old High German bintan, Sanskrit badhnati "binds," Lithuanian bendras "partner;" Old Persian bandaka- "subject").
Modern sense (early 14c.) is via notion of bending a bow to string it. Cognate with band, bind, and bond. Related: Bended; bent; bending. - bend (n.1)
- "a bending or curving," 1590s; "thing of bent shape," c. 1600, from bend (v.). Earlier "act of drawing a bow" (mid-15c.). The bends "decompression pain" first attested 1894.
- bend (n.2)
- "broad diagonal band in a coat-of-arms, etc.," c. 1400, from earlier sense of "thin, flat strap for wrapping round," from Old English bend "fetter, shackle, chain," from PIE *bhendh- (see bend (v.)).
同義詞辨析
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(zhuǎn)動、擰或扭使某物成彎曲狀。
stoop, bend
這兩動詞均可表示"彎腰，彎曲"之意。
stoop： 通常用于人，指屈膝降低身體高度或低頭彎腰。常引申作屈從或不顧尊嚴(yán)。
bend： 指人指物皆可，含義廣，指任何彎曲的動作?？梢曜髑鼜慕?。
考試真題
- Extravagance (奢侈) is out Business folk are bending over backwards to avoid seeming extravagant.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- In the distance, people could see the train rounding a bend headed into the station.
2016年12月四級真題（第二套）聽力 Section B
- The changes would have to be approved or rejected as a whole by Congress, making it hard for narrow-interest lobbies to bend lawmakers to their will.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文
- But a transparent object doesn't absorb or scatter light, at least not very much, light can pass through it without bending or stopping.
2015年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文
- Every time light moves into a material with a new speed, it bends and scatters.
2015年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文
- If current trends don't bend, Russia's population will be about the size of Yyemen's by the year 2050.
2017年高考英語江蘇卷 任務(wù)型閱讀 原文
- No need to get all bent out of shape about going to see the professor.
2015年高考英語浙江卷 閱讀理解 主旨概括 原文
- They seemed bent on their destinations.
2018年高考英語天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
詞組搭配
bend someone's ear
(informal)talk to someone, especially with great eagerness or in order to ask a favour
(非正式)（尤指迫切地或?yàn)榱苏埱髱椭┼┼┎恍莸乩p住某人，與某人糾纏
bend one's elbow
(N. Amer.)drink alcohol
(北美)喝酒
bend one's (或 the) knee
(figurative)submit
(喻)屈服，讓步
a country no longer willing to &B{bend its knee to} foreign powers.
一個再也不愿向外國列強(qiáng)屈服的國家。
bend over backwards
a country no longer willing to &B{bend its knee to} foreign powers.
一個再也不愿向外國列強(qiáng)屈服的國家。
on bended knee (或 knees)
kneeling, especially when pleading or showing great respect
（尤指在懇求或表示尊敬時）下跪
round (或 美
(informal)mad
(非正式)發(fā)瘋的
I'd &B{go round the bend} looking after kids all day.
整天照顧孩子我會發(fā)瘋的。
it used to &B{drive} my wife &B{round the bend}.
這事以前老是讓我妻子發(fā)瘋。
around the bend&I{【俚語】}
Insane; crazy.
精神錯亂的；瘋狂的
bend (someone's) ear&I{【俚語】}
To talk to at length, usually excessively.
談?wù)摬恍荩洪L時間地交談，通常是過分詳細(xì)地談?wù)?/p>
實(shí)用場景例句
- The knives were bent out of shape.
- 那些刀已經(jīng)彎曲變形了。
牛津詞典
- He bent the wire into the shape of a square.
- 他把鐵絲折成正方形。
牛津詞典
- Mark the pipe where you want to bend it.
- 在管子上要弄彎的地方做個記號。
牛津詞典
- Lie flat and let your knees bend.
- 平躺曲膝。
牛津詞典
- His dark head bent over her.
- 他對她低下他那黑發(fā)的頭。
牛津詞典
- She bent forward to pick up the newspaper.
- 她彎腰去撿報(bào)紙。
牛津詞典
- Slowly bend from the waist and bring your head down to your knees.
- 慢慢彎下腰，把頭低垂到膝部。
牛津詞典
- He bent his head and kissed her.
- 他低下頭吻了她。
牛津詞典
- She was bent over her desk writing a letter.
- 她正伏案寫信。
牛津詞典
- Bend your knees, keeping your back straight.
- 膝蓋彎曲，背部挺直。
牛津詞典
- fields of poppies bending in the wind
- 一畦畦隨風(fēng)搖擺的罌粟
牛津詞典
- He bent and kissed her.
- 他低下頭吻了她。
牛津詞典
- As you walk faster, you will find the arms bend naturally and more quickly.
- 走快時，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)手臂會自然彎曲，而且頻率會更快。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Bend the bar into a horseshoe...
- 把鐵條彎成馬蹄形。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She'd cut a jagged hole in the tin, bending a knife in the process.
- 她在罐頭上曲里拐彎地劃了個口，其間還弄彎了一把小刀。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The road bent slightly to the right...
- 這條路稍微朝右彎。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Glass bends light of different colours by different amounts.
- 玻璃對不同顏色的光的折射量不同。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The crash occurred on a sharp bend.
- 撞車發(fā)生在一個急轉(zhuǎn)彎處。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...an historic town nestling in a bend of the river.
- 一個坐落在河曲處的歷史名鎮(zhèn)
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Congress has to bend to his will...
- 國會不得不屈從于他的意志。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Do you think she's likely to bend on her attitude to Europe?
- 你認(rèn)為她會改變對歐洲的態(tài)度嗎？
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.
- 少數(shù)官員準(zhǔn)備篡改規(guī)則。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Sometimes we bend the truth a little in order to spare them the pain of the real facts.
- 有時我們會稍微變動一下事實(shí)，以免他們知道實(shí)情會太痛苦。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- People are bending over backwards to please customers.
- 人們正使出渾身解數(shù)取悅顧客。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- And can you make that tea before your fidgeting drives me completely round the bend.
- 你能不能把那壺茶泡好？瞧你坐立不安的樣子，真要把我惹急了。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- People thought I was round the bend.
- 人們以為我瘋了。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners bending their legs...
- 這些殘酷的刑具是用來阻止犯人彎腿的。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I bent over and kissed her cheek...
- 我俯身親吻了她的臉頰。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Turn the pot if the plants show signs of bending towards the light...
- 如果花草有向陽性，就把花盆轉(zhuǎn)一下。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Rick appeared, bending his head a little to clear the top of the door.
- 里克到了，進(jìn)門時為了避開門楣稍微低了下頭。
柯林斯高階英語詞典