bend

• vt. 使弯曲；使屈服；使致力；使朝向
• vi. 弯曲，转弯；屈服；倾向；专心于
• n. 弯曲
• n. (Bend)人名；(瑞典)本德

词源同band, 绑。因制弓箭而具弯的词义。

1. a circular segment of a curve;

"a bend in the road"

"a crook in the path"

2. movement that causes the formation of a curve

3. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

4. an angular or rounded shape made by folding;

"a fold in the napkin"

"a crease in his trousers"

"a plication on her blouse"

"a flexure of the colon"

"a bend of his elbow"

5. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

bend

bend: [OE] English band, bind, bond, and bundle are closely allied: all go back to a prehistoric Germanic base *band-. The relationship in meaning was, in the case of bend, more obvious in Old English times, when bendan meant ‘tie up’ as well as ‘curve’ (a sense preserved in the modern English noun bend ‘knot’, as in carrick bend).

The rather strange-seeming meaning development appears to have come about as follows: bend in the sense ‘tie, constrain’ was used for the pulling of bow-strings, with reference to the strain or tension thereby applied to the bow; the natural consequence of this was of course that the bow curved, and hence (although not until the late 13th century) bend came to be used for ‘curve’.
=> band, bind, bond, bundle

bend (v.)

Old English bendan "to bend a bow; confine with a string, fetter," causative of bindan "to bind," from Proto-Germanic base *band- "string, band" (cognates: Old Norse benda "to join, strain, strive, bend"), from PIE root *bhendh- "to bind" (cognates: Gothic bindan, Old High German bintan, Sanskrit badhnati "binds," Lithuanian bendras "partner;" Old Persian bandaka- "subject").

Modern sense (early 14c.) is via notion of bending a bow to string it. Cognate with band, bind, and bond. Related: Bended; bent; bending.

bend (n.1)

"a bending or curving," 1590s; "thing of bent shape," c. 1600, from bend (v.). Earlier "act of drawing a bow" (mid-15c.). The bends "decompression pain" first attested 1894.

bend (n.2)

"broad diagonal band in a coat-of-arms, etc.," c. 1400, from earlier sense of "thin, flat strap for wrapping round," from Old English bend "fetter, shackle, chain," from PIE *bhendh- (see bend (v.)).

curve, bend, bow, crook, twist

这些动词都含"弯，弯曲"之意。

curve： 指变成曲线或弧线状的动作或状态。

bend： 普通用词，指把某物变成曲线或角形。用于人时，指头部或身躯弯下。

bow： 指把头部或上身弯向前方的动作，也指社交中的礼节性动作。

crook： 指不规则的弯曲，也指按照规则或模型弯曲某物。

twist： 指通过转动、拧或扭使某物成弯曲状。

stoop, bend

这两动词均可表示"弯腰，弯曲"之意。

stoop： 通常用于人，指屈膝降低身体高度或低头弯腰。常引申作屈从或不顾尊严。

bend： 指人指物皆可，含义广，指任何弯曲的动作。可引申作屈从解。

Extravagance (奢侈) is out Business folk are bending over backwards to avoid seeming extravagant.

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In the distance, people could see the train rounding a bend headed into the station.

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The changes would have to be approved or rejected as a whole by Congress, making it hard for narrow-interest lobbies to bend lawmakers to their will.

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But a transparent object doesn't absorb or scatter light, at least not very much, light can pass through it without bending or stopping.

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Every time light moves into a material with a new speed, it bends and scatters.

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If current trends don't bend, Russia's population will be about the size of Yyemen's by the year 2050.

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No need to get all bent out of shape about going to see the professor.

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They seemed bent on their destinations.

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The knives were bent out of shape.

那些刀已经弯曲变形了。

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He bent the wire into the shape of a square.

他把铁丝折成正方形。

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Mark the pipe where you want to bend it.

在管子上要弄弯的地方做个记号。

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Lie flat and let your knees bend.

平躺曲膝。

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His dark head bent over her.

他对她低下他那黑发的头。

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She bent forward to pick up the newspaper.

她弯腰去捡报纸。

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Slowly bend from the waist and bring your head down to your knees.

慢慢弯下腰，把头低垂到膝部。

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He bent his head and kissed her.

他低下头吻了她。

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She was bent over her desk writing a letter.

她正伏案写信。

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Bend your knees, keeping your back straight.

膝盖弯曲，背部挺直。

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fields of poppies bending in the wind

一畦畦随风摇摆的罂粟

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He bent and kissed her.

他低下头吻了她。

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As you walk faster, you will find the arms bend naturally and more quickly.

走快时，你会发现手臂会自然弯曲，而且频率会更快。

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Bend the bar into a horseshoe...

把铁条弯成马蹄形。

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She'd cut a jagged hole in the tin, bending a knife in the process.

她在罐头上曲里拐弯地划了个口，其间还弄弯了一把小刀。

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The road bent slightly to the right...

这条路稍微朝右弯。

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Glass bends light of different colours by different amounts.

玻璃对不同颜色的光的折射量不同。

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The crash occurred on a sharp bend.

撞车发生在一个急转弯处。

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...an historic town nestling in a bend of the river.

一个坐落在河曲处的历史名镇

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Congress has to bend to his will...

国会不得不屈从于他的意志。

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Do you think she's likely to bend on her attitude to Europe?

你认为她会改变对欧洲的态度吗？

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A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.

少数官员准备篡改规则。

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Sometimes we bend the truth a little in order to spare them the pain of the real facts.

有时我们会稍微变动一下事实，以免他们知道实情会太痛苦。

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People are bending over backwards to please customers.

人们正使出浑身解数取悦顾客。

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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。

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People thought I was round the bend.

人们以为我疯了。

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These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners bending their legs...

这些残酷的刑具是用来阻止犯人弯腿的。

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I bent over and kissed her cheek...

我俯身亲吻了她的脸颊。

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Turn the pot if the plants show signs of bending towards the light...

如果花草有向阳性，就把花盆转一下。

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Rick appeared, bending his head a little to clear the top of the door.

里克到了，进门时为了避开门楣稍微低了下头。

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