curve, bend, bow, crook, twist

stoop, bend

名詞 bend:

1. a circular segment of a curve
   同義詞：crook, twist, turn
2. movement that causes the formation of a curve
   同義詞：bending
3. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
   同義詞：curve
4. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
   同義詞：fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp
5. a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
6. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
   同義詞：bend dexter

動詞 bend:

1. form a curve
   同義詞：flex
2. change direction
3. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
   同義詞：flex, deform, twist, turn
4. bend one's back forward from the waist on down
   同義詞：crouch, stoop, bow
5. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
   同義詞：deflect, turn away
6. bend a joint
   同義詞：flex

1. The branch bent but didn't break when the boy climbed along it.
   那男孩爬上樹枝時，樹枝彎曲了，但是沒有折斷。
2. They refused to bend to the hijackers' demands.
   他們拒絕屈從于劫機者的要求。
3. The stream takes a sudden bend to the east.
   小溪突然轉(zhuǎn)向東流。
4. The branches bent in the wind.
   樹枝被風吹彎了。

bend

v.（動詞）
bent[bμnt] bend.ing,bends
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To bring (something) into a state of tension:
拉彎：使某物處于拉緊狀態(tài)：
例句：
bend a bow.
拉弓

To cause to assume a curved or angular shape:
使彎曲：使變彎曲或使成角度：
例句：
bend a piece of iron into a horseshoe.
把一塊鐵彎曲成馬蹄形

To force to assume a different direction or shape, according to one`s own purpose:
使成形，強行：按照自己的目的強迫物體形成不同的方向或形狀：
例句：
.Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events.(Robert F. Kennedy)
.幾乎沒有人偉大到足以改變歷史本身，但我們每個人都可以改變事情的一小部分.(羅伯特F.肯尼迪)

To cause to swerve from a straight line; deflect.
使轉(zhuǎn)彎；轉(zhuǎn)向：使從直線彎曲；轉(zhuǎn)向
To render submissive; subdue.
屈服：表示服從；使屈服
To apply (the mind) closely:
集中全力于：
例句：
.The weary naval officer goes to bed at night having bent his brain all day to a scheme of victory.(Jack Beatty)
.疲憊的海軍軍官整天都在集中全力思考勝利的方案，夜里才上床睡覺.(杰克·貝蒂)

Nautical To fasten:
【航?！?/i> 系緊：
例句：
bend a mainsail onto the boom.
把主帆系在帆桿上

v.intr.（不及物動詞）

To deviate from a straight line or position:
偏向：從直線或直位偏離出去：
例句：
The lane bends to the right at the bridge.
小道在橋梁處轉(zhuǎn)彎向右

To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or direction:
使變曲，成角度：
例句：
The saplings bent in the wind.
樹苗在風中彎下了腰

To incline the body; stoop.
彎身；彎腰
To make a concession; yield.
做出讓步；服從
To apply oneself closely; concentrate:
專心；集中精力：
例句：
She bent to her task.
她專心于她的工作

n.（名詞）

The act or fact of bending.
彎曲：彎曲的動作或事實
The state of being bent.
彎曲的狀態(tài)
Something bent:
彎的東西：
例句：
a bend in the road.
路上的轉(zhuǎn)彎處

bends Nautical The thick planks in a ship`s side; wales.
bends 【航?！?/i> 船只的外部腰板：船側(cè)的厚板；木船的腰外板
bends (used with a sing. or pl. verb)A manifestation of decompression sickness that is caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues after a rapid reduction in the surrounding pressure and is characterized by pain in the joints and abdomen.
bends （與單數(shù)或復數(shù)動詞連用）高空?。阂蛑車鷫毫眲p少后在血液和組織中形成氮氣泡而引起的一種減壓疾病，其癥狀為關(guān)節(jié)和腹部疼痛

<習慣用語>around the bend【俚語】
Insane; crazy.
精神錯亂的；瘋狂的
bend (someone`s) ear【俚語】
To talk to at length, usually excessively.
談論不休：長時間地交談，通常是過分詳細地談論
來源：
Middle English benden
中古英語 benden
from Old English bendan * see bhendh-
源自 古英語 bendan *參見 bhendh-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>bend,crook,curve,roundThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to swerve or cause to swerve from a straight line.:
這些動詞的中心意思是.從直線轉(zhuǎn)變或使轉(zhuǎn)向.：
例句：
bent his knees and knelt;
彎曲他的雙膝跪下；

例句：
crooks her little finger when she holds a teacup;
她端茶杯時彎著小指頭；

例句：
claws that curve under;
在下部彎曲的爪子；

例句：
rounding the lips to articulate an .o.. straighten
撅起雙唇發(fā).O.音 straighten


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bend
bend 2

n.（名詞）
Heraldry A band passing from the upper dexter corner of an escutcheon to the lower sinister corner.
【紋章學】 盾帶：從飾有章紋的盾徽的右上角到左下角的帶子
Nautical A knot that joins a rope to a rope or another object.
【航?！?/i> 索結(jié)：連結(jié)兩條繩子或一條繩與另一物體的結(jié)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English bend [band,]
源自 古英語 bend [帶]
and from Old French bende [band] [of Germanic origin] * see bhendh-
并源自 古法語 bende [帶] [源于日耳曼語的] *參見 bhendh-