bent on (doing something)

Very determined to do something, perhaps aggravatingly so. She's bent on coming here for the weekend, so we better clean the guest room. I'm bent on getting an A on this exam, so I've been studying all week.See also: bent, on

bent on doing something

Fig. determined to do something. I believe you are bent on destroying the entire country. I am bent on saving the planet.See also: bent, on

bent on

Also, bent upon. Determined, resolved, as in Jamie is bent on winning the math prize. This phrase, first recorded in 1762, always uses the past participle of the verb bend in the sense of "tend toward." See also: bent, on

ˈbent on something/on doing something

(informal) be determined to do or have something: I advised her against it, but she was bent on taking part in the marathon.See also: bent, on, something

单词	bent on (doing something)
释义	bent on (doing something) bent on (doing something) Very determined to do something, perhaps aggravatingly so. She's bent on coming here for the weekend, so we better clean the guest room. I'm bent on getting an A on this exam, so I've been studying all week.See also: bent, on bent on doing something Fig. determined to do something. I believe you are bent on destroying the entire country. I am bent on saving the planet.See also: bent, on bent on Also, bent upon. Determined, resolved, as in Jamie is bent on winning the math prize. This phrase, first recorded in 1762, always uses the past participle of the verb bend in the sense of "tend toward." See also: bent, on ˈbent on something/on doing something (informal) be determined to do or have something: I advised her against it, but she was bent on taking part in the marathon.See also: bent, on, something
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