Goodies英文學堂︱Bend over backwards應該解作「向後彎腰」嗎?即睇idiom意思/例句/小測驗

更新時間:12:00 2026-10-24 HKT
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英文詞彙眾多,組合起來可以衍生新的意思,用法變化多端。《星島教育》精選多個有趣的Idioms(慣用語),拆解含義之餘,亦提供例句與小測驗,方便小朋友增進語文知識。今期將會介紹「Bend over backwards」,表面意思是「向後彎腰」,究竟背後的真正意思是甚麼?

意思

To try very hard to do something good or helpful (使出渾身解數,去做好某件事情,或取悅某個人)

例句

  • Calvin bent over backwards to give you a gift just to make you happy! (Calvin 費盡心機準備禮物,只為討你開心!)
  • The hotel bent over backwards to make our stay feel special. (這間飯店竭盡全力,讓我們在入住期間感受到無微不至的關懷。)

小測驗

Your tutor says she is going to“bend over backwards”to make sure you pass the school test. What does she mean?

  1. She is going to do circus tricks
  2. She is going to do everything she can to help you with your test
  3. She is going to help you with your bending test

答案:2

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