have a bent for
collocation有…的天赋；有…的倾向
She has a bent for languages.
她有语言天赋。
倾向；爱好；天赋
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倾向；爱好；天赋
An inclination or tendency; a natural talent.
She has a natural bent for mathematics.
她在数学方面有天赋的倾向。
倾向或才能。
An inclination or talent.
各种坚硬的或芦苇状的草。
Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.
相对持久的倾向以特定方式反应
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
以特定方式行动或反应的倾向。
A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
His artistic bent was evident from an early age.
他的艺术倾向从小就显而易见。
The student's bent towards science led him to pursue a degree in biology.
这位学生对科学的倾向促使他攻读生物学学位。
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有…的天赋；有…的倾向
She has a bent for languages.
她有语言天赋。
天生的爱好；天性
His natural bent is for helping others.
他天生就喜欢帮助别人。
艺术才能；艺术倾向
Even as a child, she showed an artistic bent.
从小她就表现出艺术才能。
按照自己的爱好行事；随心所欲
He followed his bent and became a writer.
他顺着自己的爱好成了作家。
政治倾向；从政的兴趣
He had a bent for politics from an early age.
他从小就有从政的兴趣。
学术倾向；学术兴趣
Her academic bent led her to pursue a PhD.
她的学术兴趣促使她攻读博士学位。
对……有天赋；有……的倾向
She has a bent for mathematics.
她有数学天赋。
有……禀赋的；有……倾向的
He is of an artistic bent.
他有艺术天赋。
做自己擅长或感兴趣的事；顺应天性
After years in finance, she finally followed her creative bent.
在金融业工作多年后，她终于追随自己的创作兴趣。
嫩枝弯，大树斜。
The proverb's image of a bent twig teaches that early influence has long-term effects.
这条谚语中弯曲嫩枝的形象教导我们，早期的影响会产生长期的效果。
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bent是bend的过去式，弯腰的草偏向一方；作名词指天生的倾向或才能——像草弯向阳光，自然偏向。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal essays、literary prose、letters of recommendation 表示“倾向、才能”时，bent 多用于书面或正式场合，常见搭配如 have a bent for something，或 artistic bent、scientific bent 这类表达。口语中比较常见于用 talent、inclination 来表达类似意思。
可数名词，常用单数形式
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