be hell-bent on doing sth
on 后接动名词,强调执意做某事,常含不择手段的意味。
He's hell-bent on winning at any cost.
他不顾一切地想要不惜代价获胜。
不顾一切的;执意的
不顾一切的;一意孤行的;固执的;拼命的
不顾一切的;一意孤行的
recklessly determined
He is hell-bent on finishing the project by midnight, despite the obvious obstacles.
尽管障碍明显,他仍拼命要在午夜前完成项目。
用法提示:此处 hell-bent 作形容词,表示‘不顾一切地决心’。
The team was hell-bent on winning the championship after last year's defeat.
在去年失利后,这支球队一心想赢得冠军。
用法提示:hell-bent 作形容词,表达‘固执地追求’。
She remained hell-bent on her decision to move abroad, ignoring all warnings.
她固执己见,不顾所有警告,坚持移居国外的决定。
用法提示:hell-bent 作形容词,强调‘执拗、不回头’。
on 后接动名词,强调执意做某事,常含不择手段的意味。
He's hell-bent on winning at any cost.
他不顾一切地想要不惜代价获胜。
on 后接名词,指出执意追求的目标。
They are hell-bent on revenge.
他们一心想要报复。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is hell-bent to finish the project before Friday.
正确表达She is hell-bent on finishing the project before Friday.
hell-bent 表示“执意要做某事”时,固定搭配是 be hell-bent on + 名词/动名词,其中的 on 不能换成 to 不定式(不同于 determine to do、be determined to do)。受汉语“执意去做某事”的影响,学习者常直接接 to do;改成 on finishing 后,介词搭配和动词形式才同时成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子They are hell-bent on win the championship this year.
正确表达They are hell-bent on winning the championship this year.
on 在这里是介词,介词后面必须接名词或动名词(-ing 形式),不能接动词原形。汉语动词没有这种形态变化,学习者容易漏掉 -ing;把 win 改为 winning,才符合“介词 + 动名词”的规则。
bent 单独作形容词时语气较轻,常用 be bent on doing 表示一般的决心;hell-bent 语气强烈,强调不顾后果、近乎鲁莽的执意,贬义更明显。
headstrong 主要指性格倔强、不肯听劝,常作定语或表语;hell-bent 强调对某件事不顾一切地执着,常与 on 连用,语气更重且带鲁莽意味。
relentless 形容行动、攻势或努力持续不断、不松懈,也可指人冷酷无情;hell-bent 只形容人执意做某事,常接 on,并突出不顾后果的鲁莽。
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