- 撓む
- たわむ【撓む】*bend|自|〖S〗(物が)曲る, 〔…で〕たわむ(down)〔with, under〕**give|自|〖S〗(物が)(圧力などを受けて)たわむ, しなう
The bamboo gave but did not break. その竹はたわんだが折れなかった
sag|自|(門・橋などが)(重みで片方に)かしぐ, たわむ;(天井・桁(けた)・ロープなどが)たわむ, たるむ(down).* * *たわむ【撓む】1 〔しなう〕 bend; be bent; 〔圧力に〕 yield.●風で枝がたわむ. The branches bend in the wind. | The wind bends the branches [makes the branches bend].
・電線がたわんでいる. The electric wires are bent [sagging].
・果実の重みで枝がたわんでいる. The branches are weighed down with [by] fruit.
・巨漢の力士の重みで床板がたわんだ. The floorboards bent under the weight of the huge wrestler.
2 〔心がくじける〕 lose heart. [=たゆむ]
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.