bent
单词辨析：
原为 bend 的过去分词，指有弧度的。
He was struggling in the cold wind with his back bent.
他弯着背在寒风中挣扎着。
The bent bow is on the wall.
弯弓挂在墙上。
原为 crook 的过去分词，指弯的或扭曲的。
The streets in the town are crooked.
镇上的街道都是弯弯曲曲的。
The maps hang crooked.
地图都挂歪了。
指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。
He has a strong painting bias.
他有很高的绘画天分。
She has a bias against jazz music.
她对爵士乐有偏见。
You should have no bias in favour of either side.
你对双方应该不偏不倚。
指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。
Swallows have an aptitude for building nests.
燕子有筑巢的习性。
He has an aptitude for painting.
他有绘画的才能。
强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。
He has a bent for music.
他酷爱音乐。
The natural bent of my mind was to science.
我生来爱好科学。
指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。
Usually, parents show favour to the youngest of their children.
父母通常偏爱最小的孩子。
He is careful to show favour to no one.
他小心谨慎地不偏袒任何人。
指某人想做某事的一种意愿。
She has an inclination for sports.
她爱好运动。
He has no inclination to be a teacher.
他不想当教师。
指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。
I have a preference for country life.
我偏爱乡村生活。
Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.
本爱物理胜过英语。
尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。
African Americans still face racial prejudice in America.
在美国，黑人依然要面对种族歧视问题。
He has a prejudice against pop music.
他对流行音乐怀有偏见。
相关例句：
They fell into step, walking shoulder to shoulder with their heads bent against the rain
他们开始迈着一致的步伐并肩而行，低着头躲避雨水。
She bent and picked up a plastic bucket
她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。
She planted her feet wide and bent her knees slightly.
她双脚宽分站稳，膝盖微屈。
Then she bent over and gave him an eyeful of her tattoos.
接着她弯下身子，让他好好看清楚她的文身。
He bent over to tie his shoe.
他俯身系鞋带。
By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his lace.
到隧道出入口时，他弯腰重新系好鞋带。