tendency

英 [ˈtendənsi]

美 [ˈtendənsi]

n.  倾向; 偏好; 性情; 趋势; 趋向; (政党内的)极端派别

复数：tendencies　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2377 / COCA.3040

牛津词典

noun

• 倾向；偏好；性情
  if sb/sth has a particular tendency , they are likely to behave or act in a particular way
  1. to display artistic, etc. tendencies
     显示出对艺术等的偏好
  2. I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous.
     我紧张时总爱唠叨。
  3. There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.
     这种疾病易在家族里遗传。
  4. She has a strong natural tendency towards caution.
     她天生非常小心谨慎。
• 趋势；趋向
  a new custom that is starting to develop
  1. There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.
     雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。
• （政党内的）极端派别
  a group within a larger political group, whose views are more extreme than those of the rest of the group

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (令人焦虑或不快的)习惯，经常性行为，倾向
  Atendencyis a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring.
  1. The army has become increasingly restless over the mounting separatist tendencies of the northern republics.
     军方对于北方几个共和国不断加剧的分裂倾向感到越来越不安。
  2. ...the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years.
     近年来政府的保密倾向
• N-COUNT (性格中不良的)倾向，偏好
  Atendencyis a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way.
  1. 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。
  2. Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.
     海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。

英英释义

noun

• a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
  1. the alkaline inclination of the local waters
  2. fabric with a tendency to shrink
  Synonym:inclination
• an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
  1. he had an inclination to give up too easily
  2. a tendency to be too strict
  Synonym:inclinationdisposition
• an inclination to do something
  1. he felt leanings toward frivolity
  Synonym:leaningpropensity
• a general direction in which something tends to move
  1. the shoreward tendency of the current
  2. the trend of the stock market
  Synonym:trend

双语例句

• Such a tendency is not to be encouraged.
  此风不可长。
• There is a tendency to shut museums or shops at a moment's notice
  现在博物馆或商店有一种说关就关的趋势。
• Prices have an upward tendency.
  价格有上升的趋势。
• 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。
• The army has become increasingly restless over the mounting separatist tendencies of the northern republics.
  军方对于北方几个共和国不断加剧的分裂倾向感到越来越不安。
• The development tendency of the surface treatment technology for magnesium alloys is also prospected in the future.
  分析了镁合金表面处理技术未来的发展方向。
• Analyzes and forecast the development tendency of remote sensing monitoring soil.
  最后对土壤遥感监测的发展趋势进行了分析和展望。
• Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.
  海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。
• There was an upward tendency in oil shares yesterday.
  石油股票昨天有上涨的势头。
• But this kind of education thought neglect social reality to education influence, existence idealization tendency.
  但这种教育思想忽视社会现实对教育的影响，存在理想化倾向。