Tra từ bend - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bend [bend bends bent bending] verb, noun BrE [bend] NAmE [bend]
verb (bent, bentBrE [bent] ; NAmE [bent] )
1. intransitive, transitive (especially of sb's body or head)to lean, or make sth 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
•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.
•~ sth (+ adv./prep.) He bent his head and kissed her.
•She was bent over her desk writing a letter.
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) if you bend your arm, leg, etc. or if it bends, you move it so that it is no longer straight
• Bend your knees, keeping your back straight.
• Lie flat and let your knees bend.
3. transitive ~ sth to force sth 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 sth change direction in this way
• The road bent sharply to the right.
•~ sth Glass and water both bend light.
more at bend/lean over backwards (to do sth) at ↑backwards, bend/stretch the rules at ↑rule _n.
Verb forms:

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’.

Thesaurus:
bend verb
1. I, T
•He bent and kissed her.
stoop • • bow • • duck • • bend down • • bend over • • crouch • • hunch • • squat • • kneel • |especially AmE hunker down •
Opp: straighten up
bend/stoop/bow/duck/crouch/hunch/squat/kneel/hunker down
bend/bow/duck your head
2. T
•He bent the wire into the shape of a square.
twist • • deform • • buckle • • warp •
Opp: straighten
be bent/twisted out of shape
bend/buckle under the weight of sth

Example Bank:
•Avoid bending at the waist when lifting heavy objects.
•He came closer and bent towards her.
•I bent down and tied my shoelace.
•I had to bend double to get under the table.
•Sarah bent close to him.
Idioms: ↑bend somebody's ear ▪ ↑bend the truth ▪ ↑bend your mind to something ▪ ↑on bended knee ▪ ↑round the bend
Derived: ↑bend somebody to something

noun
1. countable a curve or turn, especially in a road or river
•a sharp bend in the road
• You took that bend very fast!
see also ↑hairpin bend
2. the bendsplural severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by a ↑diver who comes back to the surface of the water too quickly

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’.

Thesaurus:
bend noun C
•a sharp bend in the road
curve • • turn • • corner • • twist • • zigzag • • hairpin • |BrE hairpin bend • |AmE hairpin curve/turn •
around/round the bend/corner
a sharp bend/turn/corner/twist

Example Bank:
•He had a winning lead off the final bend.
•He slowed down to negotiate the bend.
•I inched the car into the bend.
•Slow down on the tight bends.
•Some of the hairpin bends had Ruth clinging to her seat.
•The car vanished around a bend.
•a series of dangerous bends
•a wide bend in the river
•mountain roads with steep gradients and blind bends
•Round a bend in the river there was the sound of splashing.
•The two vehicles collided on a sharp bend in the road.