bend 1 S3 W3 / bend / 动词 ( past tense and past participle bent / bent / )

1 [不及物和及物动词] to move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not upright :

Lee bent and kissed her.

She bent her head.

Bend your knees, but keep your back straight.

bend over

Emma bent over to pick up the coins.

bend down

I bent down to lift the box off the floor.

bend towards/across etc

He bent towards me and whispered in my ear.

2 [及物动词] to push or press something so that it is no longer flat or straight :

You need a special tool to bend the steel.

3 [不及物动词] to become curved and no longer flat or straight :

Several branches started bending towards the ground.

4 [不及物动词] when a road bends, it changes direction to form a curve :

The road bends sharply to the left.

5 bend the truth to say something that is not completely true

6 bend over backwards (to do something) to try very hard to be helpful :

We bent over backwards to finish it on time.

7 bend sb’s ear spoken to talk to someone, especially for a long time, about something that is worrying you

8 on bended knee

a) trying very hard to persuade someone to do something :

He begged on bended knee for another chance.

b) in a kneeling position :

He went down on bended knee and asked her to marry him.

9 bend your mind/efforts to something formal to give all your energy or attention to one activity, plan etc

10 bend to sb’s will formal to do what someone else wants, especially when you do not want to

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