Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #14388
bent
倾向；爱好；天赋
An inclination or tendency; a natural talent.
- 1.
An inclination or talent.
倾向或才能。
- 2.
Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.
各种坚硬的或芦苇状的草。
- 3.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
相对持久的倾向以特定方式反应
- 4.
A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
以特定方式行动或反应的倾向。
- 5.
Bentgrass (Agrostis spp.).
翦股颖(Agrostis属)。
- 6.
grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
用于牧场和草坪的草,尤其是保龄球和推杆果岭的草
- 7.
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
弯曲、弯曲或偏离直线的状态；弯曲；曲度。
- 8.
A grassy area, grassland.
草地；草原。
- 9.
an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
没有围栏或树篱的草地区域
- 10.
A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
斜坡或倾斜,如山坡。
- 11.
Old dried stalks of grasses.
干枯的草茎。
- 12.
Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
特定方向或趋势；弯曲；路线。
- 13.
A transverse frame of a framed structure; a subunit of framing.
框架结构的横向构架；构架的次级单元。
- 14.
Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
张力；作用力；能量；冲力。
翦股颖；硬草；草地；旷野；弯曲；弯曲状态；斜坡；坡地；干草秆；枯草茎
In use
She has a natural bent for mathematics.
His artistic bent was evident from an early age.
The student's bent towards science led him to pursue a degree in biology.
Connections
Collocations
- have a bent for
- 有…的天赋；有…的倾向
- She has a bent for languages.她有语言天赋。
- natural bent
- 天生的爱好；天性
- His natural bent is for helping others.他天生就喜欢帮助别人。
- artistic bent
- 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。
- follow one's bent
- 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。
- a bent for politics
- 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。
- academic bent
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用单数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词均与 bent 押韵，发音为 /ɛnt/，拼写中都有 -ent。注意 meant 也发 /mɛnt/，但拼写不同。小心形近词 bend /bɛnd/ 和 bench /bɛntʃ/，它们拼写相近但发音不同，不与 bent 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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