bent
n.爱好,癖好 a.弯的;决心的,一心的
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bent
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bent¹◙ adjective1. sharply curved or having an angle• 弯曲的,折弯的,拱起的 »a piece of bent wire. 一段折弯的电线。 »his bent shoulders. 他弯曲的肩膀。2. (informal, chiefly Brit.)dishonest; corrupt • [非正式, 主英] 不诚实的,不正派的;贪赃枉法的 »a bent cop. 一个腐败的警察。3. [Brit. informal, offensive] homosexual• [英,非正式, 冒犯] 搞同性恋的4. [predic.] (bent on)determined to do or have• 一心一意的,决意的 »a missionary bent on saving souls. 一位决心拯救灵魂的传教士。 »a mob bent on violence. 一群残暴成性的暴民。◙ noun1. a natural talent or inclination• 天资,天赋 »a man of religious bent. 一个天生的教徒。 »she had no natural bent for literature. 她没有文学天赋。【IDIOMS】
◘ bent out of shape1. [N. Amer. informal] angry or agitated• [北美,非正式] 愤怒的;焦躁不安的
bent²◙ noun1. (也作 bent grass)a stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses• 翦股颖2. Agrostis and other genera, family Gramineae: several species, including common bent [A. capillaris or tenuis] • 翦股颖属及其他属,禾本科:数种,包括茵陈蒿,细弱翦股颖(拉丁名A. capillaris 或A. tenuis) the stiff flowering stalk of a grass• 草茎,草梗 (archaic)any stiff-stemmed or rush-like grass or sedge• [古] 莎草3. [Brit. archaic or dialect] a heath or unenclosed pasture• [英,古,方] 石南丛生的荒野,荒草牧场【语源】
1. Middle English : from Old English beonet (recorded in place names), of West Germanic origin; related to German Binse
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