bent
- v.(使四肢等)弯曲;(使)倾斜，偏向;把…弄弯(或折起)
- n.(某方面的)天赋，爱好
- adj.弯曲的;(因年老或生病)驼背的，弯腰的;不诚实的;不正派的
- bend的过去分词和过去式
bentadj.
弯曲的
not straight
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) .
这个动作要求双膝弯曲。
（因年老或生病）驼背的，弯腰的
not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill/sick
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。
不诚实的；不正派的
dishonest
determined to do sth (usually sth bad)
她似乎专门和我过不去。
She seems bent on making life difficult for me.
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ADJ-GRADED 折断的；弯曲的；变形的
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.
树全被风吹弯折断了。
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ADJ-GRADED （人）驼背的
If a person is bent, their body has become curved because of old age or disease....a bent, frail, old man.
一位孱弱的驼背老人
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ADJ-GRADED （尤指做不好的事情）决意的，下定决心的
If someone is bent on doing something, especially something harmful, they are determined to do it.He's bent on suicide.
他执意要自杀。
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N-SING 才能；爱好；禀赋
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.
他选择第一份工作是出自对博物学的热爱。
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N-SING 信仰
If someone is of a particular bent, they hold a particular set of beliefs....economists of a socialist bent.
信仰社会主义的经济学家
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ADJ-GRADED （官员等）不正直的，贪赃枉法的
If you say that someone in a position of responsibility is bent, you mean that they are dishonest or do illegal things....this bent accountant.
这个腐败的会计
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ADJ 同性恋的（可能具冒犯意味）
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PHRASE （疼或笑得）弯了腰，直不起腰（美国英语中亦用 bent over double）
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.
第一天他就因胃痛得直不起腰而离开了法庭。
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- a special way of doing something
- he had a bent for it
- he had a special knack for getting into trouble
- he couldn't get the hang of it
- Synonym: knack hang
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- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the set of his mind was obvious
- Synonym: set
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- an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
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- grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
- Synonym: bent grass bent-grass
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- of metal e.g.
- bent nails
- a car with a crumpled front end
- dented fenders
- Synonym: crumpled dented
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- used of the back and knees;stooped
- on bended knee
- with bent (or bended) back
- Synonym: bended
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- fixed in your purpose
- bent on going to the theater
- dead set against intervening
- out to win every event
- Synonym: bent on(p) dead set(p) out to(p)
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Her leg was bent at an unnatural angle .
她的腿弯曲的角度反常。
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The knives were bent out of shape .
那些刀已经弯曲变形了。
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I had to bend double to get under the table .
我必须弓着身子才能钻到桌子底下。
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The children have been driving me round the bend today .
孩子们今天快把我气疯了。
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You don 't need to brake at every bend .
没必要一遇到拐弯就用车闸。
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Mark the pipe where you want to bend it .
在管子上要弄弯的地方做个记号。
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Glass and water both bend light .
玻璃和水都折光。
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He bent the wire into the shape of a square .
他把铁丝折成正方形。
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The supports under the bridge were starting to bend .
桥下的支柱开始弯曲。
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Our house is round the next bend .
前面一拐弯就是我们家。
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She bent forward to pick up the newspaper .
她弯腰去捡报纸。
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The road bent sharply to the right .
路向右急转弯。
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She was bent over her desk writing a letter .
她正伏案写信。
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Bend your knees , keeping your back straight .
膝盖弯曲，背部挺直。
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She 's gone completely round the bend .
她完全疯了。
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The driver slowed down at a tight bend in the road .
驾驶员在道路急转弯处慢了下来。
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He manipulates people and tries to bend them to his will .
他能左右民众，让大家跟随他的意志。
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His dark head bent over her .
他对她低下他那黑发的头。
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Lie flat and let your knees bend .
平躺曲膝。
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I 've bent over backwards to help him .
我已尽最大努力帮助他。
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Slowly bend from the waist and bring your head down to your knees .
慢慢弯下腰，把头低垂到膝部。
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Bend gently to the left without straining .
轻轻向左弯，不要用力。
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She bent to retrieve her comb from the floor .
她弯腰从地上捡起她的梳子。
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The runners accelerated smoothly around the bend .
赛跑运动员在转弯处顺畅地加速。
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She has a bent for mathematics .
她有数学天赋。
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Black faded on the final bend .
布莱克在最后一个弯道处速度慢了下来。
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I bent down to smell the flowers .
我弯下腰闻花香。
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He was bent double with laughter .
他笑弯了腰。
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He bent his head and kissed her .
他低下头吻了她。
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The cyclists were together until the bend , when Tyler pulled ahead .
自行车选手们原本胶着在一起，直到转弯处泰勒才超前领先。
原为 bend 的过去分词，指有弧度的。
He was struggling in the cold wind with his back bent.
他弯着背在寒风中挣扎着。
The bent bow is on the wall.
弯弓挂在墙上。
原为 crook 的过去分词，指弯的或扭曲的。
The streets in the town are crooked.
镇上的街道都是弯弯曲曲的。
The maps hang crooked.
地图都挂歪了。
指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。
He has a strong painting bias.
他有很高的绘画天分。
She has a bias against jazz music.
她对爵士乐有偏见。
You should have no bias in favour of either side.
你对双方应该不偏不倚。
指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。
Swallows have an aptitude for building nests.
燕子有筑巢的习性。
He has an aptitude for painting.
他有绘画的才能。
强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。
He has a bent for music.
他酷爱音乐。
The natural bent of my mind was to science.
我生来爱好科学。
指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。
Usually, parents show favour to the youngest of their children.
父母通常偏爱最小的孩子。
He is careful to show favour to no one.
他小心谨慎地不偏袒任何人。
指某人想做某事的一种意愿。
She has an inclination for sports.
她爱好运动。
He has no inclination to be a teacher.
他不想当教师。
指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。
I have a preference for country life.
我偏爱乡村生活。
Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.
本爱物理胜过英语。
尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。
African Americans still face racial prejudice in America.
在美国，黑人依然要面对种族歧视问题。
He has a prejudice against pop music.
他对流行音乐怀有偏见。
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