Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense bends, present participle bending, past tense, past participle bent
1VERB 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 . 弯腰;俯身;弯曲
I bent over and kissed her cheek. [VERB adv./prep.]
我俯身亲吻了她的脸颊。
Turn the pot if the plants show signs of bending towards the light. [VERB adv./prep.]
如果花草有向阳性,就把花盆转一下。
She bent and picked up a plastic bucket. [VERB]
她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。
She was bent over the sink washing the dishes. [VERB-ed]
她俯在水槽边洗盘子。
2VERB 低(头);俯(首) When you bend your head, you move your head forwards and downwards. 低(头);俯(首)
Rick appeared, bending his head a little to clear the top of the door. [VERB noun]
里克到了,进门时为了避开门楣稍微低了下头。
3V-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. 弯曲(手臂、腿等);(手臂、腿等)弯曲
These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners bending their legs. [VERB noun]
这些残酷的刑具是用来阻止犯人弯腿的。
As you walk faster, you will find the arms bend naturally and more quickly. [VERB]
走快时,你会发现手臂会自然弯曲,而且频率会更快。
bent
Keep your knees slightly bent.
保持双膝稍稍弯曲。
4VERB 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. 使弯曲;使变弯
Bend the bar into a horseshoe. [VERB noun prep.]
把铁条弯成马蹄形。
She'd cut a jagged hole in the tin, bending a knife in the process. [VERB noun]
5V-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. (使)(路、光束等)弯曲
The road bent slightly to the right. [VERB]
这条路稍微朝右弯。
Glass bends light of different colours by different amounts. [VERB noun]
8VERB 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. 曲解,通融,篡改(规则、法律等)
A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules. [VERB noun]
少数官员准备篡改规则。
9VERB 歪曲(事实) If you bend the truth or bend the facts, you say something that is not exactly true. 歪曲(事实)
Sometimes we bend the truth a little in order to spare them the pain of the real facts. [VERB noun]
11PHRASE 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. 竭尽全力 [emphasis]
People are bending over backwards to please customers.
12PHRASE 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. 使非常恼火;使极为恼怒 [British, informal, feelings]
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。
13PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb]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. 做蠢事;干傻事;发疯 [British, informal]