| 单词 | bend |
| 释义 | bend (once / 168 pages) 1vn 2n To bend is to curve. You can bend physically, as when you practice yoga, and also figuratively, the way you do when you "bend over backwards," working hard to make something happen, especially on behalf of another person. Tree trunks and branches are able to bend when they're whipped by strong wind — this way, they're usually able to avoid breaking. A bend in the road is a curve, and to bend the rules is to change them slightly in a specific instance. If you try to do a backbend, you have to arch or bend your spine and lean back until her head hangs down and your hands touch the floor. It's a move for the young and flexible. The Old English root, bendan, specifically referred to bending or stretching a bow. WORD FAMILYbend: bendable, bended, bender, bending, bends, unbend+/bendable: bendability/bender: benders/bending: bendings/unbend: unbendable, unbended, unbending, unbends/unbending: unbendingly USAGE EXAMPLES“I’m bending over backward, and nobody’s not even doing anything,” he said. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) So apparently it is only when his bending over backward results in a broken back does he stray from his false-balance goal. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Without mentioning Clinton, he described the damage done when Democrats were perceived to be bending policy to curry donations from big banks and corporate interests. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1v form a curve The stick does not bend Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper flex straighten, unbend straighten up or out; make straight crook, curve bend or cause to bend arc, arch, curveform an arch or curve incurvatebend inwards replicate, retroflexbend or turn backward angle, lean, slant, tilt, tipto incline or bend from a vertical position bow, crouch, stoopbend one's back forward from the waist on down double, double over, double upbend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovelshow submission or fear curl, curl up, draw inshape one's body into a curl recurvecurve or bend (something) back or down cambercurve upward in the middle incline, pitch, slopebe at an angle weathercause to slope heel, listtilt to one side lean back, reclinemove the upper body backwards and down squinchcrouch down cower, huddlecrouch or curl up change form, change shape, deform assume a different shape or form 2v cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form bend the rod Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper deform, flex, turn, twist unbend free from flexure dent, indent make a depression into incurvatecause to curve inward gnarltwist into a state of deformity crankbend into the shape of a crank convolute, convolvecurl, wind, or twist together change form, change shape, deform assume a different shape or form 3v turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest Syn|Hyper deflect, turn away turn change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense 4v change direction The road bends Hyper turn change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense 5v bend one's back forward from the waist on down Syn|Hypo|Hyper bow, crouch, stoop squinch crouch down cower, huddlecrouch or curl up flex form a curve 6v bend a joint bend your knees Syn|Hyper flex move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 7n a circular segment of a curve a bend in the road Syn|Hypo|Hyper crook, turn, twist bight a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) curve, curved shape the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes 8n curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) Syn|Hypo|Hyper curve blind bend, blind curve a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving elbowa sharp bend in a road or river hairpin benda U-shaped bend in a road section, segment one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object 9n movement that causes the formation of a curve Syn|Hypo|Hyper bending deflection, deflexion, refraction the amount by which a propagating wave is bent motion, movement a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 10n an angular or rounded shape made by folding 2a bend of his elbow Syn|Hypo|Hyper crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication plait, pleat any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape kink, twirl, twista sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight pucker, ruckan irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) box pleata flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it inverted pleata box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward kick pleatpleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking knife pleata single pleat turned in one direction tucka narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place angular shape, angularity a shape having one or more sharp angles n diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left Syn|Hyper bend dexter ordinary (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields Bend (once / 4905 pages) n WORD FAMILY Bend USAGE EXAMPLESJolly called South Bend’s ban “stupid” but said he will follow it. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Glaucoma,” Eden said perfectly while being held by her dad, Andy, at their home in West Bend. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) That includes South Bend’s plans to pave a link between Riverside Trail and the East Bank Trail. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) n a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range Exp town an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city |
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