bent

英 [bent]

美 [bent]

adj.  弯曲的; (因年老或生病)驼背的，弯腰的; 不诚实的; 不正派的
n.  (某方面的)天赋，爱好
v.  (使)倾斜，偏向; (使四肢等)弯曲; 把…弄弯(或折起)
bend的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：bent　过去式：bent　复数：bents　

高考TOEFLIELTSGRE

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.14388 / COCA.12145

同义词辨析

angularbentcrooked【导航词义：弯曲的】

biasaptitudebentfavourinclinationpreferenceprejudice【导航词义：偏爱，偏向】

习惯用语

adj.

bent on sth/on doing sth
• 决心要做，一心想做（通常指坏事）
  determined to do sth (usually sth bad)
• She seems bent on making life difficult for me.
  她似乎专门和我过不去。

牛津词典

adj.

• 弯曲的
  not straight
  1. a piece of bent wire
     一段弯曲的金属丝
  2. Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight) .
     这个动作要求双膝弯曲。
• （因年老或生病）驼背的，弯腰的
  not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill/sick
  1. a small bent old woman
     一个矮小驼背的老太太
  2. He was bent double with laughter.
     他笑弯了腰。
• 不诚实的；不正派的
  dishonest

noun

• （某方面的）天赋，爱好
  a natural skill or interest in sth
  1. She has a bent for mathematics.
     她有数学天赋。

柯林斯词典

• 
  Bentis the past tense and past participle ofbend.
• ADJ-GRADED 折断的；弯曲的；变形的
  If an object isbent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape.
  1. The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind.
     树全被风吹弯折断了。
• ADJ-GRADED （人）驼背的
  If a person isbent, their body has become curved because of old age or disease.
  1. ...a bent, frail, old man.
     一位孱弱的驼背老人
• ADJ-GRADED （尤指做不好的事情）决意的，下定决心的
  If someone isbent ondoing something, especially something harmful, they are determined to do it.
  1. He's bent on suicide.
     他执意要自杀。
• N-SING 才能；爱好；禀赋
  If you have abent forsomething, you have a natural ability to do it or a natural interest in it.
  1. His bent for natural history directed him towards his first job.
     他选择第一份工作是出自对博物学的热爱。
• N-SING 信仰
  If someone isofa particularbent, they hold a particular set of beliefs.
  1. ...economists of a socialist bent.
     信仰社会主义的经济学家
• ADJ-GRADED （官员等）不正直的，贪赃枉法的
  If you say that someone in a position of responsibility isbent, you mean that they are dishonest or do illegal things.
  1. ...this bent accountant.
     这个腐败的会计
• 同性恋的（可能具冒犯意味）
  Homosexuals are sometimes described asbent. This use could cause offence.
• PHRASE （疼或笑得）弯了腰，直不起腰（美国英语中亦用 bent over double）
  If someone isbent double, the top part of their body is leaning forward towards their legs, usually because they are in great pain or because they are laughing a lot. In American English, you can also say that someone isbent over double.
  1. He left the courtroom on the first day bent double with stomach pain.
     第一天他就因胃痛得直不起腰而离开了法庭。

英英释义

noun

• a special way of doing something
  1. he had a bent for it
  2. he had a special knack for getting into trouble
  3. he couldn't get the hang of it
  Synonym:knackhang
• a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
  1. the set of his mind was obvious
  Synonym:set
• an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
• grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
  Synonym:bent grassbent-grass

adj

• of metal e.g.
  1. bent nails
  2. a car with a crumpled front end
  3. dented fenders
  Synonym:crumpleddented
• used of the back and knees
  1. on bended knee
  2. with bent (or bended) back
  Synonym:bended
• fixed in your purpose
  1. bent on going to the theater
  2. dead set against intervening
  3. out to win every event
  Synonym:bent on(p)dead set(p)out to(p)

双语例句

• The street protests had been infiltrated by people bent on violence
  街头抗议的人群中已经渗入了一些倾向于暴力的人。
• The rod bent double, the reel shrieked and ratcheted
  操作杆进一步弯曲，线轴发出刺耳的吱吱声。
• He's bent on suicide.
  他执意要自杀。
• She was bent over the sink washing the dishes.
  她俯在水槽边洗盘子。
• By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his lace.
  到隧道出入口时，他弯腰重新系好鞋带。
• She bent down, picked up a rock and threw it into the trees.
  她弯腰捡起一块石子，扔进了树丛中。
• His long legs bent up in the confined space.
  他的两条长腿蜷在狭小的空间里。
• She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water.
  她把嘴伸到水龙头底下去喝那微温的水。
• He bent over to tie his shoe.
  他俯身系鞋带。
• She bent and picked up a plastic bucket
  她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。