People infected with the virus walk in a bent-over position because of the severe pain in the joints.

VOA: special.2009.04.13

So, when the voltage difference between the plates is zero, or when we just don't have the plates there at all, the cathode rays are not bent, they just go right in a straight line, and they can be detected on this screen.

拐弯来测试它们是否带电,当两板之间电压为零，或者根本就,没有这两个板时，阴极射线是一条直线,它可以在屏幕上。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

Maybe that's miniscule, but maybe it's going to be fun for you, especially if you have a sort of theatrical bent, or if you like getting up in front of people, or if you're just really, really passionate about a novel that you want everyone to read.

这可能不值一提，但可能对你们来说很有意思，尤其如果你喜欢戏剧，或者喜欢在人们面前表现，或者你只是对这部小说很有热情,希望大家都来读。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

She bent to touch the leaves of a plant or to smell a flower.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

He bent over the insect and blew a breath of air at it.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

I bent my head backward to drink in the stars, and clearly I heard a song so sweet and pure I had to hold myself to keep from breaking.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

Simon's back was toward me as he bent over a lamp.

VOA: special.2009.07.18