unbend 中文意思是什麼

unbend 解釋
vt. 及物動詞 (unbent , unbended)1. 弄直,伸直(彎曲的東西)。
2. 放鬆,弄寬舒,寬解,使休息。
3. 【航海】解下,卸下(帆篷),放鬆(繩索等),解開(結子等)。
vi. 不及物動詞 伸直;鬆弛;寬舒;舒暢。
He only unbends in the family circle. 他只在家中才感到舒服。

  1. When the social flavour was strong enough he would even unbend to the extent of drinking glass for glass with his associates, punctiliously observing his turn to pay as if he were an outsider like the others

    當社交氣氛很濃時,他甚至會放開與朋友們一杯對一杯地喝。輪到他付帳,他也規規矩矩地掏錢,就像他也同其他人一樣,是個外來的顧客。
  2. I would pass some of my time in reading, and the rest in the company of people of sense and learning, and chiefly those above me ; and i would frequent the mixed companies of men and women of fashion, which, though often frivolous, yet they unbend and refresh the mind, not uselessly, because they certainly polish and soften the manners

    我寧願用一些時間讀書,在其餘時間則與明智博學的人為伴,他們大多勝我一籌;我寧願常與各種時尚男女為伴,他們盡管時常輕佻,但也令人放鬆和精神振奮,這不無益處,因他們無疑也使人的言行舉止顯得優雅溫和。
  3. You unbend your forehead at last, said mr. rivers. i thought medusa had looked at you, and that you were turning to stone. perhaps now you will ask how much you are worth

    「你終于抬起頭來了, 」里弗斯先生說, 「我以為美杜莎已經瞧過你,而你正變成石頭也許這會兒你會問你的身價有多少? 」
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