bent

bent1
adjective
  1. 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。
noun
  1. 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。
常用词组
bent out of shape
  1. (N. Amer. informal)angry or agitated
    (北美，非正式)愤怒的；焦躁不安的
bent2
noun
  1. (亦作 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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