bent
英 [bent]
美 [bent]
adj. 弯曲的; (因年老或生病)驼背的,弯腰的; 不诚实的; 不正派的
n. (某方面的)天赋,爱好
v. (使)倾斜,偏向; (使四肢等)弯曲; 把…弄弯(或折起)
bend的过去分词和过去式
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.14388 / COCA.12145
同义词辨析
angularadj. 有棱角的
〔辨析〕
指有尖角的。
〔例证〕
angular shapes
棱角形
The rocks are angular.
这些岩石都有棱角。
棱角形
The rocks are angular.
这些岩石都有棱角。
bentadj. 弯的
〔辨析〕
原为 bend 的过去分词,指有弧度的。
〔例证〕
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。
他弯着背在寒风中挣扎着。
The bent bow is on the wall.
弯弓挂在墙上。
crookedadj. 弯曲的,不直的
〔辨析〕
原为 crook 的过去分词,指弯的或扭曲的。
〔例证〕
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。
镇上的街道都是弯弯曲曲的。
The maps hang crooked.
地图都挂歪了。
biasaptitudebentfavourinclinationpreferenceprejudice【导航词义:偏爱,偏向】
biasn. 偏爱;偏见,偏心
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
aptituden. 习性;才能
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
燕子有筑巢的习性。
He has an aptitude for painting.
他有绘画的才能。
bentn. 〈正式〉爱好;倾向;特长
〔辨析〕
强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好,或在某方面有特长。
〔例证〕
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。
他酷爱音乐。
The natural bent of my mind was to science.
我生来爱好科学。
favourn. 偏袒,偏爱
〔辨析〕
指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
inclinationn. 倾向,爱好
〔辨析〕
指某人想做某事的一种意愿。
〔例证〕
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。
她爱好运动。
He has no inclination to be a teacher.
他不想当教师。
preferencen. 偏爱,偏好
〔辨析〕
指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。
〔例证〕
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。
我偏爱乡村生活。
Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.
本爱物理胜过英语。
prejudicen. 〈贬〉成见,偏见,歧视
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
习惯用语
adj.
- bent on sth/on doing sth
- 决心要做,一心想做(通常指坏事)
determined to do sth (usually sth bad) - She seems bent on making life difficult for me.
她似乎专门和我过不去。
牛津词典
adj.
- 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。
- a piece of bent wire
- (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。
- a small bent old woman
- 不诚实的;不正派的
dishonest
noun
- (某方面的)天赋,爱好
a natural skill or interest in sth- She has a bent for mathematics.
她有数学天赋。
- She has a bent for mathematics.
柯林斯词典
Bentis the past tense and past participle ofbend.- ADJ-GRADED 折断的;弯曲的;变形的
If an object isbent, 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。
- The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind.
- ADJ-GRADED (人)驼背的
If a person isbent, 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
- ...a bent, frail, old man.
- ADJ-GRADED (尤指做不好的事情)决意的,下定决心的
If someone isbent ondoing something, especially something harmful, they are determined to do it.- He's bent on suicide.
他执意要自杀。
- He's bent on suicide.
- N-SING 才能;爱好;禀赋
If you have abent forsomething, 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。
- His bent for natural history directed him towards his first job.
- N-SING 信仰
If someone isofa particularbent, they hold a particular set of beliefs.- ...economists of a socialist bent.
信仰社会主义的经济学家
- ...economists of a socialist bent.
- ADJ-GRADED (官员等)不正直的,贪赃枉法的
If you say that someone in a position of responsibility isbent, you mean that they are dishonest or do illegal things.- ...this bent accountant.
这个腐败的会计
- ...this bent accountant.
- 同性恋的(可能具冒犯意味)
Homosexuals are sometimes described asbent. This use could cause offence. - PHRASE (疼或笑得)弯了腰,直不起腰(美国英语中亦用 bent over double)
If someone isbent 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 isbent 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。
- He left the courtroom on the first day bent double with stomach pain.
英英释义
noun
- 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
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the set of his mind was obvious
- an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
- grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
adj
- of metal e.g.
- bent nails
- a car with a crumpled front end
- dented fenders
- used of the back and knees
- on bended knee
- with bent (or bended) back
- fixed in your purpose
- bent on going to the theater
- dead set against intervening
- out to win every event
双语例句
- Then she bent over and gave him an eyeful of her tattoos.
接着她弯下身子,让他好好看清楚她的文身。 - The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind.
树全被风吹弯折断了。 - She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water.
她把嘴伸到水龙头底下去喝那微温的水。 - They are always bent on interfering in other countries 'internal affairs.
他们总是蓄意干涉别国内政。 - Others maintain the violence is apolitical and the perpetrators are just gangs bent on defying authority.
其他人坚称该暴力事件与任何政党无关,行凶者只是意欲反抗权威的一伙人。 - The road bent slightly to the right
这条路稍微朝右弯。 - She was bent over the sink washing the dishes.
她俯在水槽边洗盘子。 - Nick's head bent slowly over hers until their mouths met.
尼克慢慢向她低下头去,直到他们的嘴唇碰在了一起。 - The street protests had been infiltrated by people bent on violence
街头抗议的人群中已经渗入了一些倾向于暴力的人。 - He bent down and picked up a rock.
他弯下腰捡起一块石头。