bend¹ ◙ (pastandpast participle bent) 1. [with obj.] shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle • 使弯曲，折弯 »the wire has to be bent back tightly. 这铁丝得向后紧紧弯曲。 [noobj.] (of something straight) be shaped or forced into a curve or angle • 弯曲，折弯 »poppies bending in the wind. 被风吹得弯倒的罂粟。 (figurative)force or be forced to submit • [喻] 〉（使）屈服，（使）让步 »[with obj.] they want to bend me to their will. 他们想要强迫我服从他们的意志。 »[noobj.] a refusal to bend to mob rule. 拒绝屈从暴民统治。 [noobj., usu. with adverbial of direction] (of a road, river, or path) deviate from a straight line in a specified direction; have a sharply curved couse • （公路、河流或小路）转弯，折向；急转弯 »the road bent left and then right. 这条路先往左拐再往右拐。 »the river slowly bends around Dittisham. 河水缓缓绕过迪蒂斯汉姆。 2. [noobj.] (of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical • 俯身，将身体前倾 »she bent down and yanked out the flex. 她弯下腰，使劲把电线拉了出来。 »I bent over my plate. 我俯身对着盘子。 »he bent and kissed Dot on her forehead. 他俯身亲吻多特的额头。 [with obj.] move (a jointed part of the body) to an angled position • 弯曲（身体关节） »extend your left leg and bend your right. 伸直你的左腿，曲起右腿。 »Ianthe bent her head over her work. 扬莎埋头工作。 3. [with obj.] interpret or modify (a rule) to suit someone • 歪曲（规则使之适合某人需要），篡改 »we cannot bend the rules, even for Darren. 我们不能篡改规则，就是为了达伦也不行。 4. [with obj.] direct or devote (one's attention or energies) to a task • 集中（注意力，精力）（于某事），致力（于） »Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets. 埃里克竭尽全力说服他们捐出一些毯子。 »[noobj.] she bent once more to the task of diverting the wedding guests. 她又一次为招待参加婚礼的来宾操劳起来。 5. [with obj.] [Nautical] attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot • [航海] 系，缚（帆，缆绳） »sailors were bending sails to the spars. 船员们把帆系在桅杆上。 ◙ noun 1. a curve, especially a sharp one, in a road, river, path, or racing circuit • （公路、河流、小道或赛道）转弯，弯道，急转弯 2. a curved or angled part or form of something • 弯曲部分，拐角 »making a bend in the wire. 把电线弯曲。 3. a kind of knot used to join two ropes together, or to tie a rope to another object, e. g. a carrick bend • 绑结（如单花大绳接结） 4. (the bends)decompression sickness, especially in divers • （尤指潜水员的）减压病，潜涵病
【IDIOMS】
◘ bend someone's ear 1. [informal] talk to someone, especially with great eagerness or in order to ask a favour • [非正式] （尤指迫切地或为了请求帮助而）喋喋不休地缠住某人，与某人纠缠 ◘ bend one's elbow 1. [N. Amer.] drink alcohol • [北美] 喝酒 ◘ bend one's (或 the) knee 1. (figurative)submit • [喻] 屈服，让步 »a country no longer willing to bend its knee to foreign powers. 一个再也不愿向外国列强屈服的国家。 ◘ bend over backwards --› seebackwards ◘ on bended knee (或 knees) 1. kneeling, especially when pleading or showing great respect • （尤指在恳求或表示尊敬时）下跪 ◘ round (或美 1. [informal] mad • [非正式] 发疯的 »I'd go round the bend looking after kids all day. 整天照顾孩子我会发疯的。 »it used to drive my wife round the bend. 这事以前老是让我妻子发疯。
【派生】
♦ bendable adjective
【语源】
1. Old English bendan 'put in bonds, tension a bow by means of a string', of Germanic origin; related to bandbend² ◙ noun 1. [Heraldry] an ordinary in the form of a broad diagonal stripe from top left (dexter chief) to bottom right (sinister base) of a shield or part of one • [纹章] (盾形纹章）左上方至右下方对角条纹
【语源】
1. late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French bande, Old French bende 'flat strip'