| 单词 | bent |
| 释义 | bent (bent ) 1. B2 Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend. 2. adjective B2 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. Synonyms: misshapen, twisted, angled, bowed 3. adjective If a person is bent, their body has become curved because of old age or disease. [written] ...a bent, frail, old man. Synonyms: stooped, bowed, arched, hunched 4. adjective If someone is bent on doing something, especially something harmful, they are determined to do it. [disapproval] He's bent on suicide. [+ on/upon] 5. singular noun If you have a bent for something, you have a natural ability to do it or a natural interest in it. His bent for natural history directed him towards his first job. [+ for] 6. singular noun [adjective NOUN] If someone is of a particular bent, they hold a particular set of beliefs. ...economists of a socialist bent. 7. adjective If you say that someone in a position of responsibility is bent, you mean that they are dishonest or do illegal things. [British, informal] ...this bent accountant. 8. adjective Bent is an offensive way of saying that someone is gay. [British, informal, offensive] 9. bent double phrase 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. He left the courtroom on the first day bent double with stomach pain. [+ with/in] Translations: Chinese: 弯曲的, 不诚实的, 天生的本领 Japanese: 曲がった not straight, 不正直な dishonest, 素質 |
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