tendency 详细解释

tendency

['tendənsi]

n.趋势, 倾向, 秉性

n.[C]

1. 倾向; 癖性; 天分[(+to/toward)][+to-v]

He has a tendency towards pessimism.

他有悲观的倾向。

Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things.

鲍勃有爱夸张的倾向。

2. 趋势, 潮流[(+to/toward)][+to-v]

There is a tendency towards regional cooperation.

有一种地区性合作的趋势。

3. 倾向; 意向

His new magazine has anarchic tendencies.

他的新杂志有无政府主义倾向。

4. 政治团体

词形变化

名词复数: tendencies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.倾向

inclination  leaning  bent  proclivity  disposition  aptitude  

同义参见:

perspective  movement  vein  trend  tide  thing  temper  habit  grain  streak  

英英释义

名词 tendency:

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

同义词:inclination, disposition

an inclination to do something

同义词:leaning, propensity

a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect

同义词:inclination

a general direction in which something tends to move

同义词:trend

补充

tendencytendency英:[ˈtendənsi] 美:[ˈtɛndənsi]n.1.倾向, 趋势He has a tendency to forget things.他有忘事的倾向。Prices continue to show an upward tendency.物价呈继续上升的趋势。

例句

1. Her suicidal tendencies continued.她仍有自杀的念头。 2. She has artistic tendencies.她有艺术气质。 3. He has a tendency towards snobbery.他经常自命不凡。 4. Shetland jumpers have a tendency to be itchy.雪兰毛套头衫总是很扎人。 5. for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings.晚上学生们倾向于聚在一起。 6. criminal tendencies.犯罪倾向。 7. the dominant tendency in the party remained right-wing.党内占主导地位的依旧是右翼势力。 8. The dog began to show vicious tendencies.那只狗开始露出凶相。 9. She seems to have a tendency towards depression.她似乎容易情绪消沉。 10. The door has a tendency to get stuck. [=the door often gets stuck]这扇门常常卡住。 11. She has a tendency to overreact. = She has a tendency toward/towards overreacting. [=she tends to overreact; she often overreacts]她常常反应过度。 12. She displayed criminal tendencies [=she behaved in ways that suggested she was going to become a criminal] even when she was very young.她很小的时候就显示出了犯罪倾向。 13. There is a growing tendency among young people to continue living with their parents after college. [=more and more young people are continuing to live with their parents after college]在年轻人当中,大学毕业后仍与父母同住的趋势日益增长。 14. The economy has shown a general tendency toward inflation.经济总体上呈现出通货膨胀的趋势。