incline

• vi. 倾斜；倾向；易于
• vt. 使倾斜；使倾向于
• n. 倾斜；斜面；斜坡

in-,进入，使，-cline,倾向，倾斜，词源同acclivity,decline.

1. an elevated geological formation;

"he climbed the steep slope"

"the house was built on the side of the mountain"

2. an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another

incline

incline: [13] Latin -clīnāre (a relative of English lean, but itself only ever recorded in compounds) meant ‘bend, lean’. Add to this the prefix in- and you had inclīnāre ‘lean towards’. This was originally borrowed into English via Old French encliner as encline – a form which survived until the 17th century, when the latinized incline began to take over. The metaphorical use of the word to indicate a person’s disposition or preference dates back to Roman times.
=> lean

incline (v.)

c. 1300, "to bend or bow toward," from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare "to cause to lean; bend, incline, turn, divert," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + clinare "to bend," from PIE *klei-n-, suffixed form of *klei- "to lean" (see lean (v.)). Metaphoric sense of "have a mental disposition toward" is early 15c. in English (but existed in classical Latin). Related: Inclined; inclining.

incline (n.)

c. 1600, "mental tendency," from incline (v.). The literal meaning "slant, slope" is attested from 1846.

And though Hu Jintao and the rest of the Chinese leadership aren't inclined to lecture visiting Presidents, he might gently hint that Beijing is getting a little nervous about the value of the dollar-which has fallen 15% since March, in large part because of increasing fears that America's debt load is becoming unmanageable.

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Compared with younger ones, older societies are less inclined to be innovative and take risks than younger ones.

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The land inclined gently towards the shore.

地面缓缓向海岸倾斜。

牛津词典

a steep/slight incline

陡 / 缓坡

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The government is more effective than we incline to think.

政府的效率比我们所惯常以为的要高。

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I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage.

我倾向于认为我们在这个阶段不应采取行动。

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His obvious sincerity inclined me to trust him.

他满脸的真诚，让我愿意相信他。

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Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime.

缺钱使很多年轻人产生了犯罪倾向。

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I incline to the view that he is right.

我倾向于认为他是正确的。

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He came to a halt at the edge of a steep incline.

他在一个陡坡边上停住了。

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...the factors which incline us towards particular beliefs...

使我们倾向于相信某些特定信仰的因素

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Jack inclined his head very slightly.

杰克轻轻点了点头。

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The leave incline to dark.

树叶绿得发黑.

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I incline to his opinion on this matter.

对这件事我倾向于他的观点.

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A sandbank at the bottom of a steeper incline provides safe stopping places for bikes.

位于一个更加陡峭的斜坡底部的沙丘为自行车提供了安全的停放场所.

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Once on this incline, will society enjoy some liberty?

一旦堕入这种倾向, 社会还会有一点自由 吗 ?

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The leaves on that tree incline to dark.

那棵树上的叶子带黑色.

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I incline toward your idea.

我倾向于你的观点.

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For it was a gentle incline, I didn't get a nasty knock.

斜坡并不很陡, 所以我摔下去不是很疼.

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Current, electronic calculator market changes have 5 striking distinguishing feature: It is incline to much word.

目前, 电子计算器市场更新换代有五个显著的特色: 一是趋向多字位.

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The coach breasted a slight incline.

马车上一个缓坡.

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I strongly incline to the view that.

我很倾向于.这样的意见.

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I incline to the first of these two views.

这两种观点我倾向于前者.

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Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain.

诗119:36求你使我的心、趋向你的法度、不趋向非义之财.

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I incline to his view on the matter.

我赞同他对这个问题的观点.

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We incline to luxury.

我们容易流于奢侈.

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The road has a steep incline.

这条路有个很陡的斜坡.

辞典例句

The coach breast ed a slight incline .

马车上了一个 慢坡

《现代英汉综合大词典》

They always incline toward to adjudicate the culture that they observe with own standard.

他们总是倾向于用自己的标准来评判他们所观察到的文化.

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I incline to tiredness in winter.

我在冬天易感疲倦.

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