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unbend 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˌənˈbend/,
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unbending, present participle; unbent, past tense; unbends, 3rd person singular present; unbent, past participle;
  1. Make or become straight from a bent or twisted form or position
    • - I had trouble unbending my cramped knees
    • - he unbent from the cockpit as she passed
  2. Become less reserved, formal, or strict
    • - you could be fun too, you know, if you'd only unbend a little
  3. Unfasten (sails) from yards or stays

  4. Cast (a cable) loose

  5. Untie (a rope)

  1. straighten: straighten up or out; make straight
  2. unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
  3. free from flexure; "unbend a bow"
  4. relax: make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"
  5. relax: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
  6. release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
  7. (unbending) inflexible: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"
  8. (unbent) not bent; "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber"
  9. B: to take the sails off from their yards and stays. To cast loose the anchor from the cable. To untie two ropes.
  10. To cast loose a sail from its gaff, yard. The opposite of bend.