unbent

/'ʌn'bend/

Thân thiện

He stood with an unbent back, looking straight ahead.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not bent; straight: Describes something that is not curved, folded, or angled; in a straight or erect position.
   • Not yielding or submissive; firm: Describes a person's posture or attitude as upright and not bowed down, often in a figurative sense of being resolute.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • After the storm, the flagpole remained unbent.
  • She stood with an unbent back, showing her determination.
  • The carpenter selected an unbent nail from the box.

Advanced Usage

• "stood with unbent back": To stand in a very straight, proud, and defiant posture.
  • The protestors stood with unbent backs before the authorities.
• "unbent will": A will or resolve that is not weakened or subjugated.
  • Despite the pressure, her principles remained unbent.

Variants and Related Words

• Unbend (verb): To make something straight; to relax from a tense or formal state.
  • He needed to unbend the wire before using it.
  • After the meeting, the manager began to unbend and chat casually.

Synonyms

• Straight: Extending uniformly in one direction without a curve.
• Erect: Upright in posture or position.
• Unbowed: Not having submitted or yielded; not bent over.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: 'Unbent' is primarily an adjective. The related verb 'unbend' does not commonly form phrasal verbs in the same way.)

Related Idioms

• "Unbent and unbroken": Remaining straight in posture and undefeated in spirit.
  • The old soldier emerged from the ordeal unbent and unbroken.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. erect in posture
   • sit straight
   • stood defiantly with unbowed back
2. not bent
   • looking for an unbent nail
   • trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber

Từ đồng nghĩa

• straight
• unbowed