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单词 bendable
释义

bend

1 of 3

verb

ˈbend How to pronounce bend (audio)
bent ˈbent How to pronounce bend (audio) ; bending

transitive verb

1
: to constrain or strain to tension by curving
bend a bow
2
a
: to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular
bend a pipe
b
: to force from a proper shape
Her bicycle's back wheel got bent in the crash.
c
: to force back to an original straight or even condition
bend the wire flat
3
: fasten
bend a sail to its yard
4
a
: to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect
bend a ray of light with a mirror
b
: to guide or turn toward : direct
bends his rapid steps in the direction of the headquarters …O. Henry
c
: incline, dispose
bending their minds to the Buddhist concept of eternityChristopher Rand
d
: to adapt to one's purpose : distort
bend the rules
5
: to direct strenuously or with interest : apply
bent himself to the task
6
: to make submissive : subdue
refusing to be bent

intransitive verb

1
: to curve out of a straight line or position
The road bends to the left.
tree limbs bending under the weight of the snow
bent down to pick up a piece of paper
bending double with pain
specifically : to incline the body in token of submission
bend to the queen
2
: to apply oneself vigorously
bending to their work
3
: incline, tend
She bends to the Left politically.
4
: compromise sense 2
refusing to bend under pressure to change
bending to the will of wealthy supporters
bendable
ˈben-də-bəl How to pronounce bend (audio)
adjective

bend

2 of 3

noun (1)

1
: the act or process of bending
doing knee bends
: the state of being bent
the graceful bends of Gothic windows
2
: something that is bent: such as
a
: a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)
Their house is down the road, just past the bend.
b
nautical : wale entry 1 sense 2
usually used in plural
3
bends plural in form but singular or plural in construction : decompression sickness
also : intense joint pain occurring as a common manifestation of decompression sickness
usually used with the
a case of the bends

bend

3 of 3

noun (2)

1
heraldry : a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8) on a heraldic shield compare bend sinister
2
[Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter — more at band] : a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object
Phrases
bend one's ear
: to talk to someone at length
bend over backward or bend over backwards
: to make extreme efforts
had to bend over backward to get these tickets
around the bend
: mad, crazy
appears to have gone around the bend

Synonyms

Verb

  • arch
  • bow
  • crook
  • curve
  • hook
  • swerve

Noun (1)

  • angle
  • arc
  • arch
  • bow
  • crook
  • curvature
  • curve
  • inflection
  • turn
  • wind
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb bend a wire into a circle bend the cable around a wheel He bent the bow and shot an arrow from it. His glasses got bent when he dropped them. The trees were bending in the wind. The branch will bend before it breaks. She bent down to pick up a piece of paper and then she straightened up again. He bent back to look up at the ceiling. bend to the left and then bend to the right See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Other authoritarian powers could seek to bend the world to their will through coercion, disinformation, and even brute force. Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2023 In Rwanda, Malawi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MASS makes buildings with immediate, practical purpose: to bend architecture to the task of caring for patients, soul as well as body. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023 Two of the best examples of capturing the referees are how DeSantis quietly packed both the Florida Board of Medicine and the New College Board of Trustees with ideological fellow travelers to bend institutions to their will. Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 8 Feb. 2023 In these cases, the customer service agent should not feel obligated to bend to the customer’s will but should instead find a way to meet the customer’s needs within the limits of what is possible. Michael Podolsky, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023 The Taliban, whose pariah government in Kabul is not recognized by the international community, has shown little inclination to bend to either local or outside anger over these discriminatory moves. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023 McCarthy’s willingness to bend to ultraconservatives seems to have hurt his standing with more moderate Republicans like Texas Rep. Tony Gonzalez and South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023 Rain poured down that night, the sort of rain that used to bend the lilacs to the ground and scatter their blossoms across the campus sidewalks. Sheila Liming, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2022 But in the midterm elections, voters across the country rejected the most prominent Republican candidates who embraced false claims about American elections and promised to bend the rules to their party’s advantage. Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter — more at band

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Middle French bende, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta, bant band — more at band

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bend

1 of 2 verb
ˈbend How to pronounce bend (audio)
bent ˈbent How to pronounce bend (audio) ; bending
1
: to pull tight
bend a bow
2
: to curve or cause a change of shape
bend a wire into a circle
3
: to turn in a certain direction
bent their steps toward town
4
: to apply or apply oneself closely
she bent herself to the task
5
: to curve out of line
the road bends to the left
6
: to curve downward : stoop
bend over and pick it up

bend

2 of 2 noun
1
: the act or process of bending : the state of being bent
2
: something (as a curved part of a stream) that is bent
3
plural : a severe disorder marked by pain (as in joints), by difficulty in breathing, and often by collapsing and caused by release of gas bubbles (as of nitrogen) in the tissues upon too rapid a change from an environment of high air pressure to one of lower air pressure

called also caisson disease, decompression sickness

Geographical Definition

Bend

geographical name

ˈbend How to pronounce Bend (audio)
city on the Deschutes River in central Oregon population 76,639

bendable

adjective

as in bendy

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • bendy
  • pliable
  • pliant
  • ductile
  • supple
  • waxen
  • willowy
  • adaptable
  • resilient
  • elastic
  • flexile
  • flexible
  • moldable
  • malleable
  • limber
  • plastic
  • workable
  • shapeable
  • bending
  • waxy
  • shapable
  • tractable
  • yielding
  • giving
  • kneadable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rigid
  • stiff
  • inflexible
  • intractable
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