adj.有倾向的；n.才能，爱好,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
bent (noun)1.
unenclosed grassland
2.
a) (1) a reedy grass
(2) a stalk of stiff coarse grass
b) - bent grass
1.
changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition - bent twigs
2.
strongly inclined - determined usually used with on was bent on going
3.
slang
a) different from the normal or usual
b) chiefly British - dishonest corrupt
1.
a) a strong inclination or interest - bias
b) a special inclination or capacity - talent
2.
capacity of endurance
3.
a transverse framework (as in a bridge) to carry lateral as well as vertical loads gift
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
bent (adjective)given to or marked by cheating and deception
SYNONYMS:
bent, crooked, deceptive, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhand, underhandedRELATED WORDS:
unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous; deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, false; artful, beguiling, cagey ( cagy), crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, subtle, wily; defrauding, devious, furtive, slippery, sneaking, sneaky, trickish, tricky; insidious, perfidious, treacherousNEAR ANTONYMS:
conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright; forthright, straightforward1.
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
SYNONYMS:
affection, affinity, aptitude, bent, bias, bone, devices, disposition, genius, habitude, impulse, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turnRELATED WORDS:
favor, one-sidedness, partisanship, prejudice; endowment, faculty, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent; addiction, appetite, fancy, fondness, like, liking, preference, taste; forte, speciality, specialty; convention, custom, habit, pattern, practice ( practise), routine, trick, way, wont; eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularityNEAR ANTONYMS:
allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, disliking, disrelish, distaste; detachment, impartiality, neutrality, objectivity; apathy, disinterestedness, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern2.
a special and usually inborn ability
SYNONYMS:
aptitude, bent, endowment, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, knackRELATED WORDS:
affinity, bias, disposition, habitude, impulse, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn; ear, eye, mind, nose; feel, hang, instinct, touch, way; capability, competence, facility, proficiency, skill; capacity, potential, power; forte, specialism, speciality, specialtyNEAR ANTONYMS:
disability, handicap, inability, incapacity; shortcoming, weaknessfully committed to achieving a goal
SYNONYMS:
bent (on upon), bound, decisive, do-or-die, firm, hell-bent (on upon), intent, out, purposeful, resolute, resolved, set, single-mindedRELATED WORDS:
bitter, vehement; certain, cocksure, confident, positive, sure; earnest, serious; steady, unfaltering, unhesitating, unswerving, unwavering; adamant, adamantine, dogged, hard, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inflexible, mulish, obdurate, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, rigid, self-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, willful ( wilful)NEAR ANTONYMS:
distrustful, doubtful, dubious, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure; disinclined, indisposed, loath ( loth loathe), reluctant