ADJECTIVE | ... OF BENDS | VERB + BEND | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤gentle, slight, wide緩彎▸➤hairpin, sharp, tight急轉彎◇Some of the hairpin bends had Ruth clinging to her seat.駛過一些急轉彎時,露絲緊緊抓着座位。➤dangerous危險的彎道▸➤blind (BrE) 隱蔽的彎角◇mountain roads with steep gradients and blind bends有陡峭坡路和隱蔽彎角的山道➤left-hand, right-hand左轉彎;右轉彎▸➤final, last, opening (= in a race)(比賽的)最後一個彎道,第一個彎道◇He had a winning lead off the final bend.他駛過最後一個彎道時獲得了制勝的領先優勢。... OF BENDS➤series一連串的彎道◇a series of dangerous bends連續的危險彎道VERB + BEND➤come around, come round, negotiate, round, take, turn轉彎;順利通過彎道;通過彎道;拐彎◇He slowed down to negotiate the bend.他減速通過了彎道。PREPOSITION➤around a/the bend, round a/the bend (especially BrE) 通過彎道處◇The car vanished around a bend.汽車轉過彎道後消失不見了。➤into a/the bend進入彎道◇I inched the car into the bend.我一點兒一點兒把車開進彎道內。➤off a/the bend離開彎道處◇He came off the bend in the lead.他第一個通過彎道。➤on a/the bend在彎道處◇Slow down on the tight bends.急轉彎處減速慢行。➤bend in⋯中的彎道◇a wide bend in the river河流的一個緩彎bend
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ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤slightly略彎下腰▸➤quickly, swiftly迅速彎腰➤slowly慢慢彎下腰▸➤back, backwards/backward, forward向後彎曲;向前彎曲▸➤down, over彎下身來◇I bent down and tied my shoelace.我彎下身來繫鞋帶。➤close, nearer彎腰靠近◇Sarah bent close to him.薩拉彎下身子靠近他。➤double弓着身子◇I had to bend double to get under the table.我得弓着身子才能鑽到桌子底下。PREPOSITION➤at彎⋯◇Avoid bending at the waist when lifting heavy objects.搬起重物時不要彎腰。➤towards/toward彎腰靠近◇He came closer and bent towards / toward her.他走上前朝她俯下身來。