/bend ||; bɛnd/verb (
past tense past participle bent /bent
||; bɛnt/)
1 [T] to make sth that was straight into a curved shape 弄弯；使弯曲；屈: to bend a piece of wire into an S shape 将一根铁丝扭成 S 形It hurts when I bend my knee. 我屈膝的时候觉得痛。
2 [I] to be or become curved 弯曲: The road bends to the left here. 路从这里向左拐弯。
3 [I] to move your body forwards and downwards 弯腰；弯身: He bent down to tie up his shoelaces. 他弯下腰来系鞋带。 ☞picture at sport 见sport插图
bend the rules to do sth that is not normally allowed by the rules 放宽规则；通融