大家好!歡迎來到英語乾貨街,今天要分享的是一個習語「bend the rules」,大家猜猜 是什麼意思呢?
bend the rules|chang or interrupt the rules, laws, etc in a way that can suit sb or the circumstances.通過放寬規定,使其適合某人或情況,通融一下。
The police bent the rules to let the car run
a red light because there was an emergency patient in the car.
因為車上有急診病人,警察通融了一下,讓那輛車闖了紅燈。
Can't you bend the rules a little bit?
難道你就不能通融一下嗎?
The teacher bent the rules for his favorite
student even though he made a big mistake.
儘管最喜歡的學生犯了個大錯,老師還是給他通融了一下。
dog: I'm so hungry, I want to eat an egg,
would you bend the rules ?
狗:我太餓了,想吃個雞蛋,你能通融一下嗎?