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单词 bended
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bend•ed  (bendid),USA pronunciation v. [Archaic.]
  1. pt. and pp. of bend. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bend1 /bɛnd/USA pronunciation   v., bent/bɛnt/USA pronunciation  bend•ing, n. 
v. 
  1. [~] + [object] to force (something) from a straight form into a curved form: could bend steel in his bare hands.
  2. [no object] (of something) to become curved: a bow that bends easily.
  3. to (cause to) lean away from an upright position: [+ object]bent her head in prayer.[no object]She bent over my desk to take a look at the computer.
  4. to guide (oneself) in a particular direction:[+ object + to + object]She bent her energies to the task. She bent herself to finishing her homework.[be bent on]was bent on finishing the job.
  5. [no object] to turn or head in a particular direction: The road bent south.
  6. to (cause to) submit or give in: [+ to + object]I bent to his will.[+ object + to + object]He bent me to his will.
  7. [+ object] to make less harsh;
    relax (restrictions): We were willing to bend the rules to allow her to study English.

n. [countable]
  1. the act of bending:The new plan represents a slight bend to the pressures of politics.
  2. something that bends or is bent: At the bend in the road you bear to the right.
  3. Pathology the bends, [plural* used with a plural verb] a painful condition caused by bubbles of nitrogen gas in the blood:The bends are sometimes a big problem for deep-sea divers.
Idioms
  1. Idioms, Slang Termsaround or round the bend, Informal. insane;
    crazy:She has driven me right around the bend with her constant phone calls.
  2. Idioms bend or lean or fall over backward, [no object] to exert oneself as much as possible:The teacher bent over backward in giving you extra time.
  3. Idioms bend someone's ear, to talk to someone at length:The dean bent my ear for an hour with the same old ideas for new classes.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bend1  (bend),USA pronunciation v., bent or (Archaic) bend•ed;
bend•ing,
 n. 

v.t. 
  1. to force (an object, esp. a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form:to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
  2. to direct or turn in a particular direction:to bend one's energies to the task.
  3. to cause to submit or yield:to bend someone to one's will.
  4. to modify or relax (restrictions, regulations, etc.) temporarily or in certain circumstances:to bend the rules.
  5. to incline mentally (usually fol. by to or toward):bending his thoughts back toward his childhood.
  6. to pull back the string of (a bow or the like) in preparation for shooting.
  7. Naval Terms[Naut.]to fasten.
  8. [Archaic.]to strain or brace tensely (often fol. by up).

v.i. 
  1. to become curved, crooked, or bent:a bow that bends easily.
  2. to assume a bent posture;
    stoop (often fol. by over):to bend as one walks; to bend over and pick up something.
  3. to turn or incline in a particular direction;
    be directed:The road bent toward the south.
  4. to yield or submit;
    give in.
  5. to bow in submission or reverence:bending to one's monarch.
  6. to direct one's energies:We bent to our work as the bell sounded.
  7. bend or lean or fall over backward, to exert oneself to the utmost;
    make a serious effort:They bent over backward to make sure their guests were comfortable.

n. 
  1. the act of bending.
  2. something that bends;
    curve;
    crook:a bend in the road; a bend in the curtain rod.
  3. Naval Terms[Naut.]any of various loops or knots for joining the ends of two ropes or the like, or for joining the end of a rope or the like to some other object.
  4. Naval Terms bends, [Naut.]
    • thick planking immediately below the waterways of a wooden vessel.
    • the wales of a vessel.
  5. Pathology the bends, aeroembolism (def. 2).
  6. around or round the bend, [Slang.]insane;
    crazy:These interruptions will send me round the bend!
  • bef. 1000; Middle English benden (verb, verbal) Old English bendan to bind, bend (a bow); cognate with Middle High German benden, Old Norse benda; akin to Old Norse band band. See band3
benda•ble, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged curve, crook, flex, bow.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mold, subdue, influence.
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Bend, bow, stoop imply taking a bent posture. Bend and bow are used of the head and upper body; stoop is used of the body only.

bend2  (bend),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Heraldry
    • a diagonal band extending from the dexter chief of an escutcheon to the sinister base. Cf. bend sinister.
    • in bend, (of a charge) set diagonally or in a diagonal row.
  2. Clothing[Tanning.]half of a trimmed butt or hide. See diag. under hide. 
  • Middle English: coalescence of Old English bend band (see band3) and Middle French bende band2 bef. 1000

Bend  (bend),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in central Oregon. 17,263.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bend /bɛnd/ vb (bends, bending, bent)
  1. to turn or cause to turn from a particular direction: the road bends left past the church
  2. (intr; often followed by down, etc) to incline the body; stoop; bow
  3. to submit or cause to submit: to bend before superior force
  4. (transitive) to turn or direct (one's eyes, steps, attention, etc)
  5. (transitive) to attach or fasten, as a sail to a boom or a line to a cleat
  6. bend over backwardsinformal to make a special effort, esp in order to please
n
  1. a curved part, as in a road or river
  2. a knot or eye in a line for joining it to another or to an object
  3. the act or state of bending
  4. round the bendBrit slang mad; crazy; eccentric
Etymology: Old English bendan; related to Old Norse benda, Middle High German benden; see bind, band³

ˈbendable adj
bend /bɛnd/ n
  1. an ordinary consisting of a diagonal line traversing a shield
Etymology: Old English bend band²; see bend1
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