bend down
collocation弯腰；俯身
He bent down to pick up the key.
他弯腰捡起钥匙。
使弯曲；弯曲
bends — third person singular of bend
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使弯曲；弯曲
to make something curved, or to become curved
She bent down to pick up the coin.
她弯下腰去捡硬币。
使弯曲；使成曲线
To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
变弯；弯曲
To become curved.
使改变方向；使转向
To cause to change direction.
改变方向；转弯
To change direction.
bend
Base
原形
bends
3rd person
第三人称单数
bending
-ing
现在分词
bent
Past
过去式
bent
Past participle
过去分词
He bends the wire.
他弯折电线。
She bent down to pick up the coin.
她弯下腰捡起硬币。
They have bent the rules slightly.
他们稍微变通了规则。
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词为 bent
The road bends sharply to the left ahead.
前方道路向左急转弯。
He bent the wire into a circle.
他把铁丝弯成一个圆圈。
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弯腰；俯身
He bent down to pick up the key.
他弯腰捡起钥匙。
屈膝；弯曲膝盖
Always bend your knees when you lift something heavy.
提重物时一定要屈膝。
变通规则；破例
The coach bent the rules to give the new player a chance.
教练破例给了新队员一次机会。
竭尽全力；想尽办法
They bent over backwards to make us feel welcome.
他们竭尽全力让我们感到受欢迎。
屈服于压力
He refused to bend to pressure and kept his promise.
他拒绝屈服于压力，恪守了诺言。
向左转弯；向左弯
The road bends to the left just past the school.
过了学校，路就向左转弯。
变通规则；通融
The coach bent the rules by letting the youngest player join.
教练变通规则，让最小的球员加入。
竭尽全力；想方设法
She bent over backwards to help her friend move.
她竭尽全力帮助朋友搬家。
歪曲事实；夸大其词
He tends to bend the truth when telling stories.
他讲故事时总爱歪曲事实。
像贝克汉姆一样踢出弧线球
The title of the 2002 British comedy film and a catchphrase linked to David Beckham's skill at curving free kicks around the wall. Here 'bend' means making a ball follow a curved path.
这是2002年英国喜剧电影的片名，也是与贝克汉姆有关的流行语，形容他踢任意球时让球绕过人墙弯出弧线的能力。bend 在这里指让球沿弧线飞行。
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A lyric from 'Bend Me, Shape Me', a 1967 pop hit by The American Breed. 'Bend' is used figuratively to mean changing or controlling someone.
这是美国 The American Breed 乐队1967年热门歌曲《Bend Me, Shape Me》中的一句歌词。这里的 bend 是比喻用法，指改变或控制某人。
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联想 bend 中的 end（末端）：用手压住末端，笔直的东西就弯了。bend = 弯曲、弯腰。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、technical writing ‘bend’表示“使弯曲”时，通常属于中性词汇，在日常交谈和书面描述中都很常见，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词为bent。
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