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bend verb | noun
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bend / bZnd ; bend /verb (past tense and past participle bent) / bZnt ; bent /
1. I,Tto move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not upright（使）倾侧; 俯身;（使）弯腰:
•Lee bent and kissed her.李俯下身来吻她。
•She bent her head.她低下头。
•Bend your knees, but keep your back straight.膝盖弯曲，背部保持挺直。
[+ over ]
•Emma bent over to pick up the coins.埃玛弯下腰去捡硬币。
[+ down ]
•I bent down to lift the box off the floor.我弯下腰，把箱子从地上拎起来。
[+ towards / across etc ]
•He bent towards me and whispered in my ear.他俯过身来在我耳边低声说话。
2. Tto push or press something so that it is no longer flat or straight压弯，弄弯:
•You need a special tool to bend the steel.你要用特殊的工具才能把这钢条弄弯。
3. Ito become curved and no longer flat or straight变弯曲:
•Several branches started bending towards the ground.好几条树枝开始向地上弯垂。
4. Iwhen a road bends, it changes direction to form a curve〔路〕转弯:
•The road bends sharply to the left.路向左急转弯。
5. bend the truth to say something that is not completely true歪曲事实
6. bend over backwards (to do sth) to try very hard to be helpful竭尽全力（做某事）:
•We bent over backwards to finish it on time.我们拼命地干，要把它按时完成。
7. bend sb's ear spokento talk to someone, especially for a long time about something that is worrying you和某人谈心〔尤指谈令人烦恼的事〕
8. on bended knee
a. trying very hard to persuade someone to do something恳求地:
•He begged on bended knee for another chance.他苦苦哀求再给他一次机会。
b. in a kneeling position下跪地:
•He went down on bended knee and asked her to marry him.他跪下来向她求婚。
9. bend your mind / efforts to sth formalto give all your energy or attention to one activity, plan etc集中全力于某事，专心致志于某事
10. bend to sb's will formalto do what someone else wants, especially when you do not want to屈服于某人的意愿
⇒bend the rules at RULE¹ (1)
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bendnoun C
1. a curved part of something, especially a road or river〔尤指道路或河流的〕拐弯，弯道:
•The car came round the bend at a terrifying speed.那辆汽车以惊人的速度拐过弯道。
[+ in ]
•a sharp bend in the road路上的一个急转弯
2. an action in which you bend a part of your body〔身体的〕弯曲（动作）:
•We started the session with a few knee bends to warm up.我们在上课前先做些活动膝盖的动作来热身。
3. drive sb round the bend BrE spokento annoy someone惹恼某人:
•His attitude drives me round the bend.他的态度把我惹恼了。
4. be / go round the bend BrE spokento be or become crazy发疯:
•I sometimes feel I'm going round the bend looking after young children all day.整天照看小孩子，我有时候觉得我都快疯了。
5. the bends a painful and serious condition that DIVERS get if they come up from deep water too quickly潜函病，减压病〔指潜水员浮出水面过快造成的剧痛〕

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