unbend

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.
    — to unbend a bow
  2. To release (a load) from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax.
    — to unbend the mind from study or care
  3. To unfasten sails from the spars or stays to which are attached for use.
  4. To cast loose or untie
    — Unbend the rope.
  5. To cease to be bent; to become straight.
  6. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like
    — He spent the afternoon shaping a swagger-stick from the branch of jarrah and talking with Miss La Rue, who had sufficiently unbent toward him to notice his existence.
  7. to enjoy oneself; to become affable and free from formality archaic

词形变化

unbends present,singular,third-person unbending participle,present unbent participle,past unbent past unbended archaic,participle,past unbended archaic,past

词源

From Middle English unbenden, equivalent to un- + bend.
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