词汇精选:bend的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
弯曲处,转弯处,拐弯,弯道 [C]
例句:
The motorcyclist had a brush with danger as he skidded round the bend.
摩托车驾驶员在道路弯曲处打滑了,差一点出了危险。
例句:
Is there any bend in the seamount chain?
海山链有弯曲的地方吗?
(潜水员浮出水面动作过急时形成的)减压病 [C]
v.
(使)弯曲,使成形,成角度,拉 [I,T]
例句:
None of the suitors could bend the bow of odysseus
没有一个求婚者能拉动奥得修斯的弓。
例句:
It isn't easy to bend a bar ofiron.
使铁棒弯曲不容易。
屈身,弯腰,俯身 [I,T]
例句:
Mother had to bend over to pick up the child.
母亲必须俯身抱起小孩。
例句:
She bent and picked up a plastic bucket.
她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。
集中全力于,专心 [I,T]
例句:
Lynn is now bending her concentration on the term paper.
琳正专注于完成期末报告。
例句:
He was bent on success.
他一心想取得成功。
歪曲,曲解,通融,篡改 [I,T]
例句:
He took advantage of his power to bend the law to suit his own purposes.
他利用权力篡改法律以适合自己的目的。
例句:
A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.
少数官员准备篡改规则。
低(头),俯(首) [I,T]
例句:
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。
例句:
She bent her head to read a book.
她低头看书。
屈从,不情愿地服从 [I,T]
例句:
No tyrant can bend us to his will.
任何暴君都不能使我们屈服。
例句:
She tried to bend her husband to her wishes.
她设法使丈夫顺从她的愿望。
二、词义辨析:
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。
三、相关短语:
bend over backwards
费尽心机,千方百计;矫枉过正
round the bend
转过拐弯处;疯狂地
fisherman's bend
渔人结
knee bend
肘形弯管
around the bend
有精神病的, 疯狂的
bend sinister
n. 〈纹章〉从左上角到右下角的对角条纹bend sinister盾纹上表示庶出的斜条
blind bend
急弯
hairpin bend
险弯
carrick bend
单花大绳连结
四、参考例句:
Moderate bend of stifle.
后膝关节适度弯曲。
Can you bend your leg?
你能弯曲你的腿吗?
Can you bend this stick?
你能使这根棍子弯曲吗?
Our fingers bend at the knuckle.
我们的手指在指关节处弯曲。.
The crash occurred on a sharp bend.
碰撞发生在一个急转弯处。
If we bend a rod, it bends.
如果我们弯曲一个杆,它会弯曲。
Oak may bend but will not break.
橡树可弯但不能折断。
You don't bend to pressure.
你不屈服于压力。
Bend down and touch your toes.
弯下腰够到你的脚趾。
He can bend the iron bar.
他能够把铁棒弄弯。