Hell-bent
a. 固执的, 拼命的
📖 牛津释义
hell-bent
adj [pred 作表语]
~ on sth recklessly determined to do sth 不顾一切而要做某事
He seems hell-bent on drinking himself to death. 他拚命喝酒, 似乎连命都不要了.
🧩 词语组成解析
hell
[hel]
n. 地狱，阴间;训斥;胡闹，见鬼;苦境，罪恶之地;
vi. 过放荡生活;（车辆）急驰，飞驰;
int. 该死;见鬼（表示惊奇、烦恼、厌恶、恼怒、失望等）;
bent
[bɛnt]
adj. 弯曲的;决心的;<英>腐败的;同性恋;
n. 爱好，癖好;[建]排架;剪股颖属草;[植]梗草，荒草地;
v. （使）弯曲，屈身(bend的过去式和过去分词);
🗣️ 情景例句
And when I see an opportunity,
而且当我一看到机会，
It's hard to say.
很难说。
however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as individuals,
不管家长的人品有多么好，作为父母又多么合格，