bend
gb/bˈɛnd/ us/bˈɛnd/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
To curve or make curved
To make something change shape so that it is not straight.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to bend [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bend' with 'fold'; 'fold' usually means to bring parts together, while 'bend' means to make curved without necessarily touching parts together.
คำพ้องความหมาย
curve (Implies a smooth continuous shape rather than a sharp change in direction.)
คำตรงข้าม
straighten (Means to make something straight again after it has been bent.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
bend a rule
|bend forward
|bend a pipe
|bend the knee
หัวข้อ
daily life
|movement
|objects
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She bent the wire into a circle.
- He bent the metal bar with his hands.
- The wind bent the tall grass.
- Bend the paper slightly to fit it in the envelope.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I bend the spoon.
- She bends her arm.
- He bends the stick.
- Bend the card to put it in the box.
คำกริยา
A2
action
2
To lean body or part forward/down
To move your body or part of it down or forward by bending joints.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to bend [forward/back/over]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bend down' with 'kneel'; kneeling involves resting on knees, while bending down does not necessarily involve touching the ground.
คำพ้องความหมาย
stoop (Often suggests a more pronounced or habitual bending, sometimes due to age or fatigue.)
คำตรงข้าม
straighten up (Means to return to an upright position after bending.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
bend forward
|bend over
|bend down
หัวข้อ
daily life
|movement
|body
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She bent over to pick up the coin.
- He bent down to talk to the child.
- Bend forward and touch your toes.
- I bent my head to avoid hitting the beam.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I bend down to tie my shoe.
- She bends over the table.
- He bends forward to look at the book.
- Bend your knees when you jump.
คำนาม
A2
entity
3
A curve in a path or object
A place where something turns instead of going straight.
คำพ้องความหมาย
curve (More general term for any smoothly bending line or surface.)
คำตรงข้าม
straight section (A part that continues without turning.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sharp bend
|around the bend
|a bend in the road
หัวข้อ
travel
|geography
|nature
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- There’s a sharp bend in the road ahead.
- The river takes a bend near the village.
- We slowed down for the bend.
- The pipeline has several bends.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- There is a bend in the road.
- The river has many bends.
- We stop before the bend.
- The car goes around a bend.
คำกริยา
B1
action
4
To adapt rules for convenience
To change rules or facts a little to make them work for you.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to bend [the rules/truth]
คำพ้องความหมาย
adapt (Neutral; means to adjust without implication of dishonesty.)
คำตรงข้าม
follow strictly (Means to obey rules exactly as they are written.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
bend the rules
|bend the truth
หัวข้อ
daily life
|ethics
|communication
|business
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- Sometimes you have to bend the rules to help someone.
- He bent the truth about his experience in the interview.
- They bent company policy for this case.
- She bent the facts to fit her story.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He bends the rules at work.
- She bends the truth to look good.
- We bend the rules for friends.
- They bend the facts for their plan.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
bend
IPA
GB/bˈɛnd/
US/bˈɛnd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
bend (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (bend)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: bend
- Plural: bends
Verb
- Base: bend
- 3rd Person Singular: bends
- Present Participle: bending
- Past: bended, bent
- Past Participle: bent
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
Related words
bendable
adjective
bendy
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unbend
verb
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Irregular past participle: bent Verb
วลีและสำนวน
around the bend
1/ɚˈaʊnd ðə bˈɛnd/
idiom
informal
Completely crazy or insane
To be crazy or act in a very strange way.
ตัวอย่าง
- If you think I’ll do that, you’re around the bend.
- This heat is driving me around the bend.
bend someone's ear
1/bˈɛnd sˈʌmwˌʌnz ˈɪɹ/
idiom
informal
Talk for a long time about problems
To talk to someone for a long time about your problems or complaints.
ตัวอย่าง
- He spent an hour bending my ear about his job.
- She loves bending anyone’s ear who will listen.
bend over backwards
1/bˈɛnd ˈoʊvɚ bˈækwɚdz/
idiom
Make great effort to help
To try very hard to help someone or do something difficult.
ตัวอย่าง
- The staff bent over backwards to make us feel welcome.
- The staff bent over backwards to make sure we enjoyed our stay.
- She bent over backwards to meet the deadline.
- She bends over backwards for her friends, even when she is busy.
- The company is bending over backwards to keep its best employees.