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单词 bent
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bent

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈbent How to pronounce bent (audio)
1
: unenclosed grassland
2
botany
a(1)
: a reedy grass (see grass entry 1 sense 2)
(2)
: a stalk of stiff coarse grass
b
: bent grass

bent

2 of 3

adjective

1
: changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition
bent twigs
standing with knees slightly bent
2
: strongly inclined : determined
usually used with on
was bent on going
3
slang
a
: different from the normal or usual
… she was so bent that she's probably a woman who ought to be locked up somewhere … Robert Redford
b
chiefly British : dishonest, corrupt
a bent cop
c
chiefly US : intoxicated, drunk
Like to get bent? This hangover beater will help you get back on track. Vibe

bent

3 of 3

noun (2)

1
a
: a strong inclination or interest : bias
the organization's religious bent
b
: a special inclination or capacity : talent
students with a scientific bent
2
: capacity of endurance
They fool me to the top of my bent. Shakespeare
3
engineering : a transverse framework (as in a bridge) to carry lateral as well as vertical loads
Phrases
bent out of shape
: extremely upset or angry
get bent
slang
used as an angry or contemptuous way of dismissing someone's statement, suggestion, etc.
I try to call him the next morning to apologize, but he tells me to get bent. Chuck Klosterman

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • affection
  • affinity
  • aptitude
  • bias
  • bone
  • devices
  • disposition
  • genius
  • habitude
  • impulse
  • inclination
  • leaning
  • partiality
  • penchant
  • predilection
  • predisposition
  • proclivity
  • propensity
  • tendency
  • turn

Adjective

  • crooked
  • deceptive
  • dishonest
  • double-dealing
  • duplicitous
  • fast
  • fraudulent
  • guileful
  • rogue
  • shady
  • sharp
  • shifty
  • underhand
  • underhanded
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Example Sentences

Adjective With your knees slightly bent, bend forward and touch your toes. the drug dealer knew which of the cops were bent

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, grassy place, bent grass, from Old English beonot-; akin to Old High German binuz rush

Adjective

Middle English, from past participle of benden to bend

Noun (2)

irregular from bend entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

bent 1 of 2

adjective

ˈbent How to pronounce bent (audio)
1
: changed by bending : crooked
a bent pin
2
: strongly favorable to : quite determined
She was bent on going anyway.

bent

2 of 2

noun

: a natural talent or interest
Some students have a scientific bent.

bent 1 of 3

adjective

chiefly British
as in crooked
given to or marked by cheating and deception the drug dealer knew which of the cops were bent

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • crooked
  • deceptive
  • fraudulent
  • shady
  • dishonest
  • rogue
  • fast
  • duplicitous
  • sharp
  • shifty
  • false
  • underhanded
  • underhand
  • guileful
  • artful
  • treacherous
  • deceiving
  • unscrupulous
  • double-dealing
  • unprincipled
  • deceitful
  • cunning
  • slick
  • subtle
  • deluding
  • unethical
  • slippery
  • crafty
  • wily
  • delusive
  • sly
  • cagey
  • beguiling
  • sneaking
  • tricky
  • delusory
  • unconscionable
  • insidious
  • furtive
  • defrauding
  • sneaky
  • devious
  • foxy
  • perfidious
  • trickish
  • cagy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straight
  • honest
  • upright
  • ethical
  • just
  • decent
  • conscientious
  • scrupulous
  • honorable
  • aboveboard
  • straightforward
  • forthright
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bent

2 of 3

noun

1
as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing the perfect gift for a person of a literary bent

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • tendency
  • inclination
  • devices
  • leaning
  • aptitude
  • knack
  • affinity
  • penchant
  • proclivity
  • affection
  • impulse
  • bias
  • disposition
  • turn
  • predisposition
  • predilection
  • bone
  • propensity
  • genius
  • addiction
  • partiality
  • preference
  • talent
  • gift
  • flair
  • appetite
  • like
  • habitude
  • liking
  • prejudice
  • habit
  • favor
  • taste
  • partisanship
  • fancy
  • endowment
  • faculty
  • fondness
  • kink
  • custom
  • practice
  • wont
  • pattern
  • way
  • quirk
  • singularity
  • one-sidedness
  • specialty
  • forte
  • convention
  • eccentricity
  • trick
  • speciality
  • routine
  • peculiarity
  • idiosyncrasy
  • practise
  • oddity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • distaste
  • dislike
  • indifference
  • aversion
  • allergy
  • neutrality
  • disliking
  • detachment
  • disinclination
  • disfavor
  • objectivity
  • disrelish
  • impartiality
  • unconcern
  • nonchalance
  • averseness
  • apathy
  • disinterestedness
  • insouciance
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2
as in knack
a special and usually inborn ability having a decided bent for languages, he picked up Italian in no time

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • knack
  • talent
  • aptitude
  • gift
  • flair
  • genius
  • leaning
  • tendency
  • faculty
  • eye
  • ear
  • endowment
  • feel
  • head
  • affinity
  • mind
  • inclination
  • turn
  • nose
  • bias
  • impulse
  • predisposition
  • propensity
  • penchant
  • disposition
  • hang
  • touch
  • proclivity
  • way
  • skill
  • power
  • instinct
  • predilection
  • capacity
  • potential
  • proficiency
  • competence
  • capability
  • partiality
  • facility
  • habitude
  • specialty
  • forte
  • speciality
  • specialism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disability
  • handicap
  • inability
  • weakness
  • incapacity
  • shortcoming

bent

3 of 3

verb

past tense of bend
1
as in arched
to cause to turn away from a straight line she bent the blade of the knife when she got it jammed in the drawer

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • arched
  • hooked
  • curved
  • bowed
  • twisted
  • crooked
  • curled
  • turned
  • rounded
  • swerved
  • waved
  • deflected
  • veered
  • weaved
  • arced
  • warped
  • kinked
  • reflected
  • inflected
  • swirled
  • coiled
  • diverted
  • incurved
  • inclined
  • dented
  • entwined
  • looped
  • spiraled
  • twined
  • sloped
  • wound
  • dimpled
  • incurvated
  • meandered
  • spiralled
  • enrolled
  • winded
  • declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straightened
  • unbent
  • uncurled
2
as in devoted
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention bent herself to the task for the rest of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • devoted
  • applied
  • buckled
  • committed
  • gave
  • addressed
  • got cracking
  • wrought
  • turned a hand
  • worked
  • concerned
  • spent
  • exerted
  • involved
  • busied
  • engaged
  • ground
  • readdressed
  • turned one's hand
  • humped
  • got one's act together
  • troubled
  • reapplied
  • stressed
  • got with it
  • taxed
  • plowed
  • exhausted
  • strained
  • knuckled down
  • hustled
  • put out
  • pitched in
  • set (to)
  • wore out
  • settled (down)
  • carried on
  • plodded
  • plunged (in)
  • pegged (away)
  • plugged (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • trifled
  • played
  • dawdled
  • idled
  • dallied
  • fiddled (around)
  • fooled around
  • puttered (around)
  • pottered (around)
  • messed around
  • dillydallied
  • monkeyed (around)
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3
as in aimed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal bent all of his efforts toward making his first documentary film

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • aimed
  • headed
  • directed
  • steered
  • focused
  • set
  • held
  • leveled
  • trained
  • cast
  • oriented
  • pinpointed
  • inclined
  • levelled
  • bore
  • concentrated
  • sighted
  • faced
  • focussed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • curved
  • deflected
  • diverted
  • shunted
  • averted
  • sidetracked
  • detoured
  • rechanneled
  • rechannelled
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4
as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course the stream bends slightly to the east

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • curved
  • bowed
  • crooked
  • rounded
  • swept
  • arched
  • arced
  • turned
  • curled
  • hooked
  • fell off
  • swerved
  • wheeled
  • twisted
  • looped
  • coiled
  • circled
  • trended
  • winded
  • spiraled
  • wound
  • deviated
  • spiralled
  • veered
  • curlicued

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straightened
5
as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of attorneys bending the facts to put their client in the most favorable light

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • distorted
  • misrepresented
  • twisted
  • warped
  • perverted
  • slanted
  • complicated
  • cooked
  • misinterpreted
  • obscured
  • colored
  • falsified
  • misstated
  • garbled
  • fudged
  • misrelated
  • confused
  • censored
  • disguised
  • masked
  • camouflaged
  • mistranslated
  • veiled
  • dissembled
  • lied
  • whitewashed
  • misdescribed
  • bowdlerized
  • mystified
  • misspoke
  • belied
  • equivocated
  • prevaricated
  • mistook
  • confounded
  • fibbed
  • glossed (over)
  • paltered
  • mixed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • interpreted
  • explained
  • illustrated
  • illuminated
  • clarified
  • cleared (up)
  • spelled out
  • deciphered
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6
as in attached
to cause (something) to hold to another bend a leash to the dog's collar

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • attached
  • affixed
  • glued
  • tied
  • fastened
  • clipped
  • connected
  • strapped
  • clamped
  • screwed
  • fixed
  • adhered
  • stuck
  • pinned
  • clenched
  • lashed
  • clasped
  • linked
  • stapled
  • riveted
  • harnessed
  • shackled
  • tacked
  • bolted
  • nailed
  • cinched
  • hung
  • tackled
  • latched
  • yoked
  • clinched
  • united
  • laced
  • pasted
  • hanged
  • toggled
  • plastered
  • hasped
  • refastened
  • coapted
  • resecured
  • buttoned
  • joined
  • reattached
  • refixed
  • battened
  • reaffixed
  • belayed
  • did up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • detached
  • split
  • divided
  • unfastened
  • severed
  • unhooked
  • disconnected
  • separated
  • loosened
  • undid
  • parted
  • sundered
  • divorced
  • broke up
  • dissociated
  • dissevered
  • disjoined
  • disjointed
  • disunited
  • uncoupled
  • loosed
  • untied
  • unbound
  • unlinked
  • unlashed
  • unyoked
  • unfixed
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of bent are aptitude, faculty, genius, gift, knack, and talent. While all these words mean "a special ability for doing something," bent is nearly equal to aptitude but it stresses inclination perhaps more than specific ability.

a family with an artistic bent

While the synonyms aptitude and bent are close in meaning, aptitude implies a natural liking for some activity and the likelihood of success in it.

a mechanical aptitude

The synonyms faculty and bent are sometimes interchangeable, but faculty applies to an innate or less often acquired ability for a particular accomplishment or function.

a faculty for remembering names

Although the words genius and bent have much in common, genius suggests impressive inborn creative ability.

has no great genius for poetry

The words gift and bent are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, gift often implies special favor by God or nature.

the gift of singing beautifully

In some situations, the words knack and bent are roughly equivalent. However, knack implies a comparatively minor but special ability making for ease and dexterity in performance.

the knack of getting along

The meanings of talent and bent largely overlap; however, talent suggests a marked natural ability that needs to be developed.

has enough talent to succeed
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