单词 | bend |
释义 | Word Frequency bend 1(bɛnd) verbWord forms: bends, bending or bent 1. to form or cause to form a curve, as by pushing or pulling 2. to turn or cause to turn from a particular direction the road bends left past the church 3. (intr; often foll by down, etc) to incline the body; stoop; bow 4. to submit or cause to submit to bend before superior force 5. (transitive) to turn or direct (one's eyes, steps, attention, etc) 6. (transitive) to concentrate (the mind); apply oneself closely 7. (transitive) nautical to attach or fasten, as a sail to a boom or a line to a cleat 8. bend over backwards 9. bend someone's ear 10. bend the rules noun 11. a curved part, as in a road or river 12. nautical a knot or eye in a line for joining it to another or to an object 13. the act or state of bending 14. round the bend Derived forms bendable (ˈbendable) adjective Word origin Old English bendan; related to Old Norse benda, Middle High German benden; see bind, band3Word Frequency bend 2(bɛnd) noun heraldry an ordinary consisting of a diagonal line traversing a shield Word origin Old English bend band2; see bend1 |
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