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

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