Bent：下决心的

当地时间10月13日晚上9点（北京时间14日上午9点），美国总统大选的第三场公开辩论在亚利桑那州州立大学校园举行。外电报道如下：Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday night that President Bush bears responsibility for a misguided war in Iraq, lost jobs at home and mounting millions without health care. The Republican incumbent¹ tagged his rival in campaign debate as a lifelong liberal bent² on raising taxes and government spending.Bent和on连用，表示“下决心的，决心做某事的”，例如：I was bent on going to the theater.（我一心要去剧院。）