bend

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【释义】：

(ben．t，ben．t or【古】bended)vt．
❶ 折弯，弯(弓)：bend one’s brows皱眉头．He heated the iron rod and bent it．他把铁杄子加热后弄弯．bend the knee(to)(向…)屈膝，恳求．on bended knees(文学用语)跪著地，乞求地．❷ 使屈服：The imperialists can never bend the revolutionary people to their will．帝国主义者决不能迫使革命人民屈服于他们的意志．❸ 使转向：bend one’s steps homeward转身回家．All eyes were bent on him．所有的眼睛都转向他．❹ 专心于，一心想：bend one’s mind to专心于：He bends his mind to the study of philosophv．他专心学习哲学．be bent on一心想：The reactionaries are bent on acts of sabotage．反动派一心想搞破坏．

－vi．❶ 弯曲：bend down弯腰．The branch bent but did not break．树枝弯了，但是没有断．❷ 屈服：bend to sb．’s will屈服于某人的意志．He will never bend before difficulties．他决不会在困难面前屈服．❸ 转弯：The road bend sto the left．这条路向左拐弯．

－n．❶ 弯，弯曲．❷ 弯路(转弯)，弯曲物，弯曲部分．❸ (pl．)【口语】潜水员病．❹ 水手常用的(绳)结．