[영어 단어] bend

 

bend

[벤d]
구부리다, 굽히다, 숙이다,
(방향이) 구부러지다, 휘어지다, (방향을) 틀다, 휘다
굽히기, 구부러짐

bend - bent - bent
When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
When you bend your head, you move your head forwards and downwards.
When you bend a part of your body such as your arm or leg, or when it bends, you change its position so that it is no longer straight.
If you bend something that is flat or straight, you use force to make it curved or to put an angle in it.
When a road, beam of light, or other long thin thing bends, or when something bends it, it changes direction to form a curve or angle.
If someone bends to your wishes, they believe or do something different, usually when they do not want to. If you bend rules or laws, you interpret them in a way that allows you to do something they would not normally allow you to do.

 

 

 

bend an ear

귀를 기울이다

 

 

 

 

bend back

몸을 젖히다

 

 

 

 

bend over

몸을 ~위로 굽히다
(벌을 받기 위하여) 몸을 앞으로 숙이다
쓸데없는 참견이다!
구부리다

to lean over; to bend from the waist
I had to bend over to pick up my pen.

 

 

 

bend somebody to something

~에게 ~하도록 강요하다, 설득하다

 

 

 

 

bend the rules

원칙/규칙을 어기다
확대 해석하다

allow somebody to break the rules to some extent because you think there is a good reason

 

 

 

bend the truth

진실을 왜곡하다

say something that is not completely true
It's better to be completely honest rather than bend the truth.
I didn't think that bending the truth a little bit would be a big deal.

 

 

 

bend to fate

운명에 굴하다/따르다