bend
verb
uk/bend/us/bend/bent|bentbendverb(CURVE)
B2[IorT]
to (causeto)curve:
(使)弯曲Theroadbends to theleftafter thetrafficlights.过了第一个红绿灯后道路弯向左侧。
B2
tomoveyourbodyorpartofyourbodyso that it is notstraight:
弯腰I bentdownandpickedup thecoinslyingon theroad.我弯腰捡起路上的硬币。
Now, bendforward/overandtouchyourtoes!现在,向前弯腰触摸脚趾。
Makesureyou bendyourkneeswhen you'repickingupheavyobjects.提重物时一定要屈膝。
After herfallshecomplainedthat she couldn't bend herlegproperly.摔了一跤之后,她说她的腿不能正常弯曲了。
on bended knee
in apositionin which thekneeof onelegistouchingthefloor:
单腿跪地Hewent downon bendedkneetoaskher tomarryhim.他单腿跪地向她求婚。
- Lightraysbend as theypassfromairtowater.
- You'llsnapthatrulerif you bend it toofar.
- thepointwhere theroadbends
- His newtrousersrippedwhen he bent down.
- I bent down andpickedup thecoinslyingon theroad.
Bending, twisting and curving
- ball up
- bendy
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- describe
- entwine
- flex
- flexion
- flexure
- fluted
- matted
- meander
- sinuous
- torsion
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- true
- twiddly
- wring
Idioms
bendsomeone'sear
bend the law/rules
Phrasal verb
bend tosomething
bend
noun
uk/bend/us/bend/bendnoun(CURVE)
B2[C]
acurvedpartof something:
弯曲处There's a bend in thepipeso you can'tseefrom one end to the other.管子是弯的,所以你无法从一头看到另一头。
Thecarcamearound thebend on thewrongsideof theroad.汽车在拐弯时驶错了方向。
[U]
infootball, thecurvein which aballmoveswhen it has beenkickedin aparticularway:
(足球比赛中的)弧线球,香蕉球Goodplayerscan put bend on theball.好的运动员能够踢出弧线球。
- He came off theroadwhiledrivinghiscararound a bend at highspeed.
- Theriverbroadensout around the next bend.
- Becarefulwhen you'recyclingbecause there are severalsharpbends along theroute.
- Thechildrenarepractisingwritingletterswithlotsof bends in them, like 's' and 'm'.
- Why doesyourcathave thatfunnylittle bend in hertail?
Geometry: bends, loops & curves
- anfractuous
- arc
- conic
- curl
- curve
- dogleg
- fishhook
- helix
- hyperbola
- hyperbolic
- kink
- loop
- parabola
- peaked
- spline
- tight
- twist
- whirl
- whorl
- wraparound
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
General terms used in ball sports
Football/soccer
bendnoun(ILLNESS)
the bends[plural]
aseriousmedicalconditionthatdivers(=peoplewhoswimunderwater)get when they come up to thesurfaceof thewatertooquickly:
潜函病,减压病On the way up,diversstopatvariousdepthsinordertopreventthe bends.
Idioms
drivesomeonearound the bend
around the bend