4ADJ-GRADED (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. (尤指做不好的事情)决意的,下定决心的 [disapproval]
He's bent on suicide. [+ on/upon]
他执意要自杀。
5N-SING 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. 才能;爱好;禀赋
His bent for natural history directed him towards his first job. [+ for]
他选择第一份工作是出自对博物学的热爱。
6N-SING [adjective NOUN]信仰 If someone is of a particular bent, they hold a particular set of beliefs. 信仰
...economists of a socialist bent.
信仰社会主义的经济学家
7ADJ-GRADED (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. (官员等)不正直的,贪赃枉法的 [British, informal]
...this bent accountant.
这个腐败的会计
8ADJ 同性恋的(可能具冒犯意味) Homosexuals are sometimes described as bent. This use could cause offence. 同性恋的(可能具冒犯意味)
9PHRASE (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. (疼或笑得)弯了腰,直不起腰(美国英语中亦用 bent over double)
He left the courtroom on the first day bent double with stomach pain. [+ with/in]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + BENT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤natural天賦▸➤artistic, intellectual, literary, philosophical, political, scientific對藝術/知識/文學/哲學/政治/科學的愛好VERB + BENT➤have有愛好◇She has an artistic bent.她愛好藝術。➤show表現出愛好◇He showed a literary bent from a young age.他從小就表現出對文學的喜愛。PREPOSITION➤with bent有⋯愛好◇a child with a scientific bent愛好科學的孩子➤bent for對⋯的天賦◇a natural bent for languages語言天賦bent
adjective
VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, look彎曲;看上去彎曲▸➤become, get變彎◇The post got bent in the crash.那根柱子在事故中被撞彎了。ADVERB➤slightly稍微彎曲◇He stood with knees slightly bent.他站着,雙膝略略彎曲。PHRASES➤bent double弓着身子◇The man shuffled back a few paces, bent almost double.那人拖着腳退了幾步,腰深深地彎着。
bent ♦︎ twisted ♦︎ deformed ♦︎ crooked ♦︎ gnarledThese words all describe sth that is not straight or normal in shape.这些词均表示弯曲的或畸形的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆gnarled / twisted roots / branches◆deformed / gnarled hands◆a twisted / crooked smile◆to become bent / twisted / deformed◆to get bent / twisted◆slightly bent / twisted / deformed / crooked◆badly twisted / deformed■bentnot straight; (of a person) not able to stand up straight, usually because of old age or disease弯曲的;(因年老或生病)驼背的,弯腰的◆He tried to pick the lock with a piece of bent wire.他尝试用一段弯曲的金属丝捅开锁。◆Do this exercise with your knees bent(= not with your legs straight).做这动作时要双膝弯曲。◆She whirled around to see a small, bent old woman leaning on a cane.她猛地转过身,看到一个矮小驼背、拄着手杖的老太太。◆He was bent double with laughter.他笑得前仰后合。 see also bend ⇨ twistverb■twistedturned or bent so that the original shape is lost扭曲的;弯曲的;变形的◆After the crash the car was a mass of twisted metal.那辆车撞成了一堆扭曲的废铁。◆She gave a small twisted smile.她不自然地微微一笑。 see also twist ⇨ twistverb■deformed dɪˈfɔːmd; NAmEdɪˈfɔːrmd(of a person or part of the body) having a shape that is not normal because it has grown wrongly(人或身体部位)畸形的,变形的◆She was born with deformed hands.她的双手先天畸形。 see also deform ⇨ twistverb▸deformitydɪˈfɔːməti; NAmEdɪˈfɔːrməti
noun
[countable, uncountable] ◆Drugs taken during pregnancy may cause physical deformity in babies.妊娠期服用的药物可能导致婴儿畸形。■crookedˈkrʊkɪd not in a straight line; bent or twisted不直的;弯曲的;扭曲的◆She had prim lips and, above them, a slightly crooked nose.她有一张端庄紧抿的嘴唇,上面是略呈鹰钩形的鼻子。◆The old part of the city is a maze of crooked streets and small alleys.老城区是一片由弯弯曲曲的大街小巷组成的迷宫。◆Your glasses are on crooked.你的眼镜歪了。▸crookedly
adverb
◆He grinned crookedly.他不自然地咧嘴笑了。■gnarlednɑːld; NAmEnɑːrld(of trees) twisted and rough; covered with hard lumps; (of a person or part of the body) bent and twisted because of age or illness(树木)扭曲的,多节瘤的;(人或身体部位因年老或疾病)弯曲的,扭曲的◆I stood against the oak, gazing up at its gnarled branches.我背靠橡树站着,仰头注视长满节瘤的树枝。◆His hands were gnarled with age and arthritis.他的双手因年老和关节炎而变得扭曲。