ADJECTIVE | VERB + BENT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤natural天賦▸➤artistic, intellectual, literary, philosophical, political, scientific對藝術/知識/文學/哲學/政治/科學的愛好VERB + BENT➤have有愛好◇She has an artistic bent.她愛好藝術。➤show表現出愛好◇He showed a literary bent from a young age.他從小就表現出對文學的喜愛。PREPOSITION➤with bent有⋯愛好◇a child with a scientific bent愛好科學的孩子➤bent for對⋯的天賦◇a natural bent for languages語言天賦bent
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VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, look彎曲;看上去彎曲▸➤become, get變彎◇The post got bent in the crash.那根柱子在事故中被撞彎了。ADVERB➤slightly稍微彎曲◇He stood with knees slightly bent.他站着,雙膝略略彎曲。PHRASES➤bent double弓着身子◇The man shuffled back a few paces, bent almost double.那人拖着腳退了幾步,腰深深地彎着。
bent ♦︎ twisted ♦︎ deformed ♦︎ crooked ♦︎ gnarledThese words all describe sth that is not straight or normal in shape.这些词均表示弯曲的或畸形的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆gnarled / twisted roots / branches◆deformed / gnarled hands◆a twisted / crooked smile◆to become bent / twisted / deformed◆to get bent / twisted◆slightly bent / twisted / deformed / crooked◆badly twisted / deformed■bentnot straight; (of a person) not able to stand up straight, usually because of old age or disease弯曲的;(因年老或生病)驼背的,弯腰的◆He tried to pick the lock with a piece of bent wire.他尝试用一段弯曲的金属丝捅开锁。◆Do this exercise with your knees bent(= not with your legs straight).做这动作时要双膝弯曲。◆She whirled around to see a small, bent old woman leaning on a cane.她猛地转过身,看到一个矮小驼背、拄着手杖的老太太。◆He was bent double with laughter.他笑得前仰后合。 see also bend ⇨ twistverb■twistedturned or bent so that the original shape is lost扭曲的;弯曲的;变形的◆After the crash the car was a mass of twisted metal.那辆车撞成了一堆扭曲的废铁。◆She gave a small twisted smile.她不自然地微微一笑。 see also twist ⇨ twistverb■deformed dɪˈfɔːmd; NAmEdɪˈfɔːrmd(of a person or part of the body) having a shape that is not normal because it has grown wrongly(人或身体部位)畸形的,变形的◆She was born with deformed hands.她的双手先天畸形。 see also deform ⇨ twistverb▸deformitydɪˈfɔːməti; NAmEdɪˈfɔːrməti
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[countable, uncountable] ◆Drugs taken during pregnancy may cause physical deformity in babies.妊娠期服用的药物可能导致婴儿畸形。■crookedˈkrʊkɪd not in a straight line; bent or twisted不直的;弯曲的;扭曲的◆She had prim lips and, above them, a slightly crooked nose.她有一张端庄紧抿的嘴唇,上面是略呈鹰钩形的鼻子。◆The old part of the city is a maze of crooked streets and small alleys.老城区是一片由弯弯曲曲的大街小巷组成的迷宫。◆Your glasses are on crooked.你的眼镜歪了。▸crookedly
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◆He grinned crookedly.他不自然地咧嘴笑了。■gnarlednɑːld; NAmEnɑːrld(of trees) twisted and rough; covered with hard lumps; (of a person or part of the body) bent and twisted because of age or illness(树木)扭曲的,多节瘤的;(人或身体部位因年老或疾病)弯曲的,扭曲的◆I stood against the oak, gazing up at its gnarled branches.我背靠橡树站着,仰头注视长满节瘤的树枝。◆His hands were gnarled with age and arthritis.他的双手因年老和关节炎而变得扭曲。
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