tendency
英 ['tend(ə)nsɪ]
美['tɛndənsi]
- n. 倾向,趋势;癖好
英英释意
- 1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others;
- "he had an inclination to give up too easily"
- "a tendency to be too strict"
- 2. an inclination to do something;
- "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
- 3. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect;
- "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"
- "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
- 4. a general direction in which something tends to move;
- "the shoreward tendency of the current"
- "the trend of the stock market"
双语例句
- 1. Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.
- 斯图尔特现在变得只要和别人意见不合,就准备大吵一架。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you from your task.
- 他们总试图让你从你的任务中分心。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.
- 他们爱炫耀,几乎对每种情况都添油加醋。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Parks has a tendency to become personally involved with his photographic subjects.
- 帕克斯往往会跟他的拍摄对象产生感情纠葛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery.
- 他被宠坏了,傲慢无礼,而且经常自命不凡。
来自柯林斯例句