| 释义 |
the bends
phrase[ plural ]
a serious medical condition that divers (= people who swim underwater) get when they come up to the surface of the water too quickly: 潜函病，减压病
On the way up, divers stop at various depths in order to prevent the bends.
Many of the men who dive here for a living suffer from the bends.
I had worked as a diver for over a decade before I got the bends.
The bends affect the nerve endings very badly.
The bends, caused by decompressing too fast, can be fatal.
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