彼は自分の信念を曲げてまで、相手に妥協した。
He compromised with the other party even to the point of bending his own beliefs.
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Example sentences
彼は自分の信念を曲げることはなかった。
He never yielded his beliefs.
彼はどんな状況でも節操を曲げない。
He does not compromise his principles, whatever the circumstances.
針金を曲げて、小さな輪っかを作った。
The wire was bent into a small loop.
彼は自分の思い通りにならないと、すぐに臍を曲げる。
He quickly gets grumpy if things don't go his way.
Usage Notes
Used for both physical bending of objects and abstract bending of rules, facts, or principles.
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