bent

adjective

/bent/

Idioms

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not straight弯曲的
- a piece of bent wire一段弯曲的金属丝
- Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight).做这个动作要双膝弯曲。
- The lamp post got bent in the crash.路灯柱在事故中撞弯了。
- Lock your elbows in a slightly bent position.将肘部锁定在稍微弯曲的位置。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- become
- …
adverb
- slightly
phrases
- bent double
(of a person) not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill（因年老或生病）驼背的，弯腰的
- a small bent old woman一个矮小驼背的老太太
- He was bent double with laughter.他笑弯了腰。
(British English, informal) (of a person in authority) dishonest不诚实；腐败

Idioms

bent on (doing) something

determined to do something (usually something bad)决心要做，一心想做（通常指坏事）
- She seems bent on making life difficult for me.她似乎铁了心要和我过不去。
- to be bent on destruction/revenge执意要毁灭／复仇
- He's your typical supervillain, bent on world domination.他是典型的超级恶棍，一心想要统治世界。
see also hell-bent

get bent out of shape (about/over something)

(North American English, informal) to become angry, anxious or upset（为某事）生气，焦虑，烦躁
- Don't get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake!不要为这事烦恼了，那只是一个错误而已！

bent

noun

/bent/

[usually singular]

bent (for something) a natural skill or interest in something（某方面的）天赋，爱好
- She has a bent for mathematics.她有数学天赋。
- people of a philosophical bent有哲学倾向的人
Extra Examples
- He showed a literary bent from a young age.他从小就表现出对文学的喜爱。
- Some students have no natural bent for literature at all.有些学生一点儿文学天赋都没有。
- She has an artistic bent.她爱好艺术。
- a child with a scientific bent爱好科学的孩子
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- natural
- artistic
- intellectual
- …
verb + bent
- have
- show
preposition
- with bent
- bent for

单词	bent
释义	bent adjective /bent/ /bent/ Idioms enlarge image not straight弯曲的 a piece of bent wire一段弯曲的金属丝 Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight).做这个动作要双膝弯曲。 The lamp post got bent in the crash.路灯柱在事故中撞弯了。 Lock your elbows in a slightly bent position.将肘部锁定在稍微弯曲的位置。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look become … adverb slightly phrases bent double (of a person) not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill（因年老或生病）驼背的，弯腰的 a small bent old woman一个矮小驼背的老太太 He was bent double with laughter.他笑弯了腰。 (British English, informal) (of a person in authority) dishonest不诚实；腐败 Idioms bent on (doing) something determined to do something (usually something bad)决心要做，一心想做（通常指坏事） She seems bent on making life difficult for me.她似乎铁了心要和我过不去。 to be bent on destruction/revenge执意要毁灭／复仇 He's your typical supervillain, bent on world domination.他是典型的超级恶棍，一心想要统治世界。 see also hell-bent get bent out of shape (about/over something) (North American English, informal) to become angry, anxious or upset（为某事）生气，焦虑，烦躁 Don't get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake!不要为这事烦恼了，那只是一个错误而已！ bent verb /bent/ /bent/ past tense, past participle of bend bent noun /bent/ /bent/ [usually singular] bent (for something) a natural skill or interest in something（某方面的）天赋，爱好 She has a bent for mathematics.她有数学天赋。 people of a philosophical bent有哲学倾向的人 Extra Examples He showed a literary bent from a young age.他从小就表现出对文学的喜爱。 Some students have no natural bent for literature at all.有些学生一点儿文学天赋都没有。 She has an artistic bent.她爱好艺术。 a child with a scientific bent爱好科学的孩子 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective natural artistic intellectual … verb + bent have show preposition with bent bent for
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