bent

adjective

/bent/

Idioms

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not straight
- a piece of bent wire
- Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight).
- The lamp post got bent in the crash.
- Lock your elbows in a slightly bent position.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- become
- …
adverb
- slightly
phrases
- bent double
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(of a person) not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill
- a small bent old woman
- He was bent double with laughter.
(British English, informal) (of a person in authority) dishonest

Idioms

bent on (doing) something

determined to do something (usually something bad)
- She seems bent on making life difficult for me.
- to be bent on destruction/revenge
- He's your typical supervillain, bent on world domination.
see also hell-bent

get bent out of shape (about/over something)

(North American English, informal) to become angry, anxious or upset
- Don't get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake!

bent

verb

/bent/

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past tense, past participle of bend

bent

noun

/bent/

[usually singular]

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bent (for something) a natural skill or interest in something
- She has a bent for mathematics.
- people of a philosophical bent
Extra Examples
- He showed a literary bent from a young age.
- Some students have no natural bent for literature at all.
- She has an artistic bent.
- a child with a scientific bent
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- natural
- artistic
- intellectual
- …
verb + bent
- have
- show
preposition
- with bent
- bent for
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单词	bent
释义	bent adjective /bent/ /bent/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image not straight a piece of bent wire Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight). The lamp post got bent in the crash. Lock your elbows in a slightly bent position. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look become … adverb slightly phrases bent double See full entry (of a person) not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill a small bent old woman He was bent double with laughter. (British English, informal) (of a person in authority) dishonest Idioms bent on (doing) something determined to do something (usually something bad) She seems bent on making life difficult for me. to be bent on destruction/revenge He's your typical supervillain, bent on world domination. see also hell-bent get bent out of shape (about/over something) (North American English, informal) to become angry, anxious or upset Don't get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake! bent verb /bent/ /bent/ jump to other results past tense, past participle of bend bent noun /bent/ /bent/ [usually singular] jump to other results bent (for something) a natural skill or interest in something She has a bent for mathematics. people of a philosophical bent Extra Examples He showed a literary bent from a young age. Some students have no natural bent for literature at all. She has an artistic bent. a child with a scientific bent Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective natural artistic intellectual … verb + bent have show preposition with bent bent for See full entry
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