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 incumbent tagged his rival in campaign debate as a lifelong liberal bent 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。)