- 1n/ˈes bend/S-shaped road bendS形彎道
A part of a road that turns one way and then turns straight back the other way, so the road draws the shape of the letter S. Drivers usually have to slow down for it, and it can be dangerous.
「S-bend 說的是路上的一個彎。這個彎先往一邊拐。接著馬上往另一邊拐回來。兩個彎是連在一起的。從高處看下去，路面剛好畫出一個 S。難的地方在中間沒有直路。第一個彎還沒轉完，第二個彎就到了。所以開車的人通常會先減速。路邊也常常先立一個牌子提醒。山路一彎接一彎的時候，可以用複數說 S-bends。」
示範例句 · Example
There's a sharp S-bend just after the bridge, so slow down.
中文翻譯在橋之後就有一個急的 S 形彎，所以慢下來。
An S-bend is two curves joined together, not one. The road turns one way, and then almost at once it turns back the other way. That is what makes it hard to drive. You are still coming out of the first curve when the second one begins, and there is no straight piece in between to get ready in. Seen from above, the road draws the letter S. Road signs often warn about one before you reach it. When a road keeps doing this, curve after curve, people say S-bends.
常見搭配
a sharp S-bend
很急的 S 形彎
an S-bend that curves very tightly
There is a sharp S-bend where the road leaves the village.
take an S-bend
開過一個 S 形彎
to drive through an S-bend
Take the S-bend slowly; the road is wet today.
a series of S-bends
一連串的 S 形彎
several S-bends one after another
The road climbs the hill in a series of S-bends.
意思相反
- 2n/ˈes bend/S-shaped drain pipe存水彎／S形排水管
The curved piece of waste pipe under a sink, bath or toilet, which bends down and then up again in the shape of the letter S.
「這裡的 S-bend 是同一個形狀，只是換到水管上。管子從洗手台接出來以後先往下彎。接著又往上彎回去。從側面看就是一個躺著的 S。彎的最低處通常會留著一點水。那一點水擋住了排水管的味道，房間裡才不會臭。東西掉進排水孔，多半也停在那裡。所以水管師傅常常先拆這一段。中文一般叫存水彎。」
This is the same S shape, but in a pipe instead of a road. The pipe leaves the sink, drops down, and comes back up, so from the side it draws an S. A little water usually stays sitting in the low part of the bend, and that water is normally what keeps the smell of the drain out of the room. It is also where small things go when they fall down the plughole, which is why a plumber will often open the S-bend first.
常見搭配
the S-bend under the sink
洗手台下面的存水彎
the curved waste pipe below a sink
The leak is coming from the S-bend under the sink.
a blocked S-bend
被堵住的存水彎
an S-bend that something is stuck in, so water cannot pass
A blocked S-bend is usually easy to clean yourself.
clear the S-bend
把存水彎清乾淨
to take out whatever is blocking the S-bend
He cleared the S-bend with an old toothbrush.
意思相近
trapU-bendwaste trap