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bent bend的过去式和过去分词.adj.下定决心的；弯曲的n.嗜好 (1) 他决心要写完他的随笔。(2) 她一心想长大后当一名影星。(3) 弯曲的树苗长成弯曲的树。(4) 这弯曲的金属片能自己变直。(5) 他生性爱好艺术。 The noun bent can also refer to a strong inclination to react to something in a specific manner. If you have a strong scientific bent, you won't be inclined to believe reports of alien spaceship landings and Loch Ness Monster sightings. As an adjective, bent describes someone very determined, and in this case, the word is usually followed by "on." You may be bent on the kids going to bed early, but they may have other ideas: party in the living room!

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英 [bent] 美 [bent] (1) He's bent on completing his essay.(2) She is bent on becoming a film star when she grows up.(3) Just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined.(4) The bent strip can straighten up by itself.(5) He has a bent for art. If you have a knack or aptitude for doing something, you can say you have a bent for it. Perhaps you have a bent for woodworking, creating fabulous desserts, or writing poetry, you are good at it. 1 Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend . 2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]折断的；弯曲的；变形的 If an object is bent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape. The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind.树全被风吹弯折断了。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）驼背的 If a person is bent, their body has become curved because of old age or disease.   [WRITTEN 笔语]...a bent, frail, old man.一位孱弱的驼背老人4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（尤指做不好的事情）决意的，下定决心的 If someone is bent on doing something, especially something harmful, they are determined to do it.   [v-link ADJ on/upon n/-ing]  [disapproval]He's bent on suicide.他执意要自杀。5[N-SING 单数名词]才能；爱好；禀赋 If you have a bent for something, you have a natural ability to do it or a natural interest in it.   [with supp]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。6[N-SING 单数名词]信仰 If someone is of a particular bent, they hold a particular set of beliefs.   [adj N]...economists of a socialist bent.信仰社会主义的经济学家7[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（官员等）不正直的，贪赃枉法的 If you say that someone in a position of responsibility is bent, you mean that they are dishonest or do illegal things.   [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]...this bent accountant.这个腐败的会计8[ADJ 形容词]同性恋的（可能具冒犯意味） Homosexuals are sometimes described as bent. This use could cause offence.   [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]9[PHRASE 短语]（疼或笑得）弯了腰，直不起腰（美国英语中亦用 bent over double） If someone is bent 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 is bent over double.   [oft PHR with/in n]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。

英语单词	bent
英美音标	英 [bent] 美 [bent]
中文释义	bend的过去式和过去分词. adj.下定决心的；弯曲的 n.嗜好
英语例句	(1) He's bent on completing his essay. (2) She is bent on becoming a film star when she grows up. (3) Just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined. (4) The bent strip can straighten up by itself. (5) He has a bent for art.
中文例句	(1) 他决心要写完他的随笔。 (2) 她一心想长大后当一名影星。 (3) 弯曲的树苗长成弯曲的树。 (4) 这弯曲的金属片能自己变直。 (5) 他生性爱好艺术。
vocabulary简明	If you have a knack or aptitude for doing something, you can say you have a bent for it. Perhaps you have a bent for woodworking, creating fabulous desserts, or writing poetry, you are good at it.
vocabulary扩展	The noun bent can also refer to a strong inclination to react to something in a specific manner. If you have a strong scientific bent, you won't be inclined to believe reports of alien spaceship landings and Loch Ness Monster sightings. As an adjective, bent describes someone very determined, and in this case, the word is usually followed by "on." You may be bent on the kids going to bed early, but they may have other ideas: party in the living room!
柯林斯解释	1 Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend . 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]折断的；弯曲的；变形的 If an object is bent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape. The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind. 树全被风吹弯折断了。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）驼背的 If a person is bent, their body has become curved because of old age or disease. [WRITTEN 笔语] ...a bent, frail, old man. 一位孱弱的驼背老人 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（尤指做不好的事情）决意的，下定决心的 If someone is bent on doing something, especially something harmful, they are determined to do it. [v-link ADJ on/upon n/-ing] [disapproval] He's bent on suicide. 他执意要自杀。 5 [N-SING 单数名词]才能；爱好；禀赋 If you have a bent for something, you have a natural ability to do it or a natural interest in it. [with supp] 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。 6 [N-SING 单数名词]信仰 If someone is of a particular bent, they hold a particular set of beliefs. [adj N] ...economists of a socialist bent. 信仰社会主义的经济学家 7 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（官员等）不正直的，贪赃枉法的 If you say that someone in a position of responsibility is bent, you mean that they are dishonest or do illegal things. [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] ...this bent accountant. 这个腐败的会计 8 [ADJ 形容词]同性恋的（可能具冒犯意味） Homosexuals are sometimes described as bent. This use could cause offence. [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] 9 [PHRASE 短语]（疼或笑得）弯了腰，直不起腰（美国英语中亦用 bent over double） If someone is bent 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 is bent over double. [oft PHR with/in n] 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。

Bent Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Natural Double Strong Past Body