bent
bent
bent¹ / bɛnt ; bent /
1. the past tense and past participle of BEND
• bend 的过去式和过去分词
bent²
◙adj
1. something that is bent is no longer flat or straight
• 弯曲的:
»a bent nail
弯曲的指甲
»Stand with your knees slightly bent.
请双膝微曲站立。
»He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top part of your body leaning forward towards your legs) .
他深深地吸气，痛得直不起腰来。
»a bent old man (=not standing straight)
一个驼背老汉
--› see picture at BROKEN ²
2. bent on sth, completely determined to do something, especially something bad
• 一心想做某事，执意要做某事〔尤指坏事〕:
»a crowd of hooligans bent on violence
执意要施暴的一群流氓
»be bent on doing sth
»They seemed bent on destroying his career.
他们好像决意要毁掉他的前程。
--› see HELL-BENT
3. [BrE informal] financially dishonest and willing to use your official position unfairly
• 〔经济上〕不诚实的，收受贿赂的; 贪赃枉法的;
【OPP】 honest
»a bent policeman
贪赃枉法的警察
4. [BrE informal not polite] an insulting word meaning HOMOSEXUAL
• 同性恋的〔侮辱性用语〕
5. bent out of shape, [AmE spoken] very angry or upset
• 非常气愤的; 相当不安的
bent³
◙noun [sing.] [formal]
1. special natural skill or interest in a particular area
• 天赋，特长; 特别的爱好:
»musical / artistic / literary etc bent
»readers of a more literary bent
文学天赋较高的读者
