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not straight 弯曲的 a piece of bent wire 一段弯曲的金属丝 Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight). 做这个动作要双膝弯曲。 The lamp post got bent in the crash. 路灯柱在事故中撞弯了。 Lock your elbows in a slightly bent position. 将手肘锁定在稍微弯曲的位置。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
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- slightly
- bent double
(of a person )人 not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill (因年老或生病)驼背的,弯腰的 - (British English, informal)
(of a person in authority )当权者 dishonest 不诚实的;不正派的
Idioms
bent on (doing) something
determined to do something (usually something bad) 决心要做,一心想做(通常指坏事) She seems bent on making life difficult for me. 她似乎铁了心要和我过不去。 to be bent on destruction/revenge 一心想要毁灭/复仇 He's your typical supervillain, bent on world domination. 他是你典型的超级恶棍,一心想要统治世界。
get bent out of shape (about/over something)