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bent

Word family 
bent1 /bent/  
x-refthe past tense and past participle of bend bend的过去式和过去分词 →4  See picture of 见图 BROKEN 2
bent2 adjectiveadj  
1  BENDno longer straight 弯曲的
 a bent nail
弯曲的钉子
 Stand with your knees slightly bent.
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).
他深深地吸着气，痛得直不起腰来。
 a bent old man (=not standing straight)
一个驼背老汉
→5 see picture at 见图 curved
2  bent on something DETERMINEDcompletely 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 something
 They seemed bent on destroying his career.
他们好像决意要毁掉他的前程。
→ hell-bent
Examples from the Corpus
be bent on doing something• Rudi seems bent on finding a new job.
3  DISHONEST British EnglishBrE informal financially dishonest and willing to use your official position unfairly 〔经济上〕不诚实的，营私舞弊的；贪赃枉法的 OPP honest
 a bent policeman
贪赃枉法的警察
4. SY British EnglishBrE informal not polite an insulting word meaning homosexual 同性恋的〔侮辱性用语〕
5. bent out of shape American EnglishAmE spokenANGRY very angry or upset 非常气愤的；相当不安的
Examples from the Corpus
bent out of shape• Hey, don't get all bent out of shape!
n THESAURUS
bent no longer straight
The knife was bent in the middle.
a bent nail
She kept her head bent so that Josie couldn’t see her face.
twisted having a bent shape that turns around – used especially when something has been damaged or is old and has lost its natural straight shape
a twisted tree trunk
All that was left was a pile of twisted metal.
His knee was all twisted.
a twisted ankle
curved bent in the shape of part of a circle, especially naturally or because something has been made that way
The bird has a long curved bill.
a curved dagger
The plane’s wings are curved.
warped bent or twisted into the wrong shape because of heat or dryness
warped floorboards
The windows are warped and won’t open anymore.
crooked not straight, but bending sharply in one or more places, especially in a way that looks different from normal or does not look right – often used about a part of someone’s body, a path, or a picture
He had crooked teeth.
her crooked nose and long thin face
The boys at school used to make fun of me because I have a crooked spine.
The picture looks crooked - can you move it up on the left?
a crooked path
the narrow crooked streets of the financial district
wavy having smooth bends in it, usually in a regular pattern – used about hair or lines
her brown wavy hair
The pictures were separated by a thin wavy line.
Examples from the Corpus
bent• Half the inspectors here are bent.• How did this spoon get bent?• The nail is bent.• The hinge was bent and the lid wouldn't shut properly.• A few bent coppers can give the whole police force a bad name.• For a full minute he was bent double, like a stricken animal.• We stand over Tolo's bent form, and point with our cane.
bent3 noun [singular]  
formalGOOD AT 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
Examples from the Corpus
bent• Rebecca has an artistic bent.• A native Nebraskan and a West Point graduate, Wedemeyer had an intellectual bent and a capacity for strategic thinking.
From Longman Business Dictionary
bentbent /bent/ adjectiveadj British EnglishBrE informal
financially dishonest
a bent accountant
Origin bent3
(1500-1600) bent “curve” ((16-19 centuries)), from → BEND1
bent1bent2 adjectiveadj →n THESAURUS1bent3 noun
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