Word · Frequency #14388
benter
弯曲的；变形的
benter is the comparative of bent.
Not straight; folded, crooked, or dented.
- 1.
Folded or dented out of its usual shape.
折叠或凹陷,失去原有形状。
- 2.
Annoyed; out of sorts; having a bee in one's bonnet.
恼怒；心情不好；心烦意乱。
- 3.
leading a life of crime.
过着犯罪生活。
恼怒的；心烦意乱的；犯罪的；为非作歹的；折叠或凹陷,失去原有形状。；恼怒；心情不好；心烦意乱。；过着犯罪生活。
In use
After hours of gardening, his back was bent and aching.
She was bent on finishing the project by midnight.
The old key was so bent that it wouldn't fit the lock.
be bent on (doing) sth
表示下定決心做某事。
She is bent on winning the competition.
她决心赢得比赛。
be bent from/with sth
表示因外力而弯曲。
The old nail was bent from repeated hammering.
旧钉子因反复敲打而弯曲。
Common mistakes
The wire is bend.The wire is bent.
bent作为形容词表示"弯曲的"，应使用过去分词形式，而非动词原形。
Connections
Collocations
- bent out of shape
- 气急败坏；非常恼火
- Don't get bent out of shape about the delay.别因为延误而气急败坏。
- bent double
- 弯着腰；弓着身子
- He was bent double with pain.他疼得弯下了腰。
- bent copper
- 腐败警察；坏警察
- The film is about a bent copper in London.这部电影讲的是伦敦一名腐败警察。
- bent nail
- 弯曲的钉子
- I couldn't use the bent nail, so I found another one.我无法使用那枚弯曲的钉子，就又找了一枚。
Idioms & figurative uses
- bent out of shape
- 非常生气；心烦意乱Don't get bent out of shape over a small mistake.别为一个小错误大动肝火。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：物体被折成'bent'弯了；人一生气，脸也气得'扭曲'；而'走歪路'即犯罪。三者都围绕'不直'。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、工艺说明、损坏描述 通常表示物体因受力而弯曲或变形，属于中性常用词，在口头和书面场合都适用。多用于描述金属、木材、工具等物品的状态。
Grammar Note
表示‘弯曲的’时常作定语或表语；表示‘决意的’时常用 bent on 结构。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 bent (/bɛnt/) 押韵、以 /-ɛnt/ 结尾的词：tent, rent, went, sent, meant。注意形近词 bend (/bɛnd/) 以 /-ɛnd/ 结尾，与 bent 发音不同。
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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