bend
bend
/bend/
最所『日英語表現辞典』
雑多な用法があるが、根本は、ある一定の方向に向かっているものを、こちらの意思で、他の方向に direct するところからくる表現
1 intransitive, transitive (especially of somebody’s body or head) to lean, or make something lean, in a particular direction He bent and kissed her.
The doctor told me to avoid bending and stretching.
+ adv./prep.
fields of poppies bending in the wind
She suddenly bent over, clutching her stomach.
His dark head bent over her.
She bent forward to pick up the newspaper.
Slowly bend from the waist and bring your head down to your knees.
Keep your feet apart, and bend at the waist
bend something
He bent his head and kissed her.
bend something + adv./prep.
She bent her head towards him.
She was bent over her desk writing a letter.
Collocations
adverb
preposition
at
towards/toward
bend something
Bend your knees, keeping your back straight.
Lie flat and let your knees bend.
3 transitive bend something to force something that was straight into an angle or a curve Mark the pipe where you want to bend it.
The knives were bent out of shape.
He bent the wire into the shape of a square.
4 intransitive, transitive to change direction to form a curve or an angle; to make something change direction in this way The road bent sharply to the right.
bend something
Glass and water both bend light.
e.g.
He bent his head daintily and started lapping up ginger ale. （彼、ピートは）優雅に頭をたれると、ジンジャーエールをぴちゃぴちゃとなめはじめた。
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
bend
/bend/
1 countable a curve or turn, especially in a road or river a sharp bend in the road
You took that bend very fast!
He lost control on a bend and crashed into a tree.
As the driver came round the bend, she saw the lorry.
Collocations
adjective
… of bends
verb + bend
preposition
around a/the bend
round a/the bend
into a/the bend…
the bends plural severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by a diver who comes back to the surface of the water too quickly Idioms
Word Origin
Old English bendan ‘put in bonds, tension a bow by means of a string’, of Germanic origin; related to band ‘strip of material’.