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单词 hellbent
释义

hellbent

[ hel-bent ]
/ ˈhɛlˌbɛnt /
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adjective

stubbornly or recklessly determined.
going at terrific speed.

adverb

in a hellbent manner; with reckless determination; at full speed.

Origin of hellbent

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; hell + bent1

Words nearby hellbent

hella, hellacious, Helladic, Hellas, hellbender, hellbent, hell-bent for leather, hellbox, hellbroth, hellcat, helldiver
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Example sentences from the Web for hellbent

  • It's all for the good of the hellbent fellows the way things are arranged in this world at the present time.

    Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
  • Lively Woman is indeed, as Carlyle would put it, "hellbent" on purification of politics by adding herself as an ingredient.

    The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays|Ambrose Bierce

British Dictionary definitions for hellbent

hellbent
/ (ˌhɛlˈbɛnt) /

adjective

(postpositive and foll by on) informal strongly or rashly intent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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