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tendency
tendənsi ˈtɛndənsi
Word forms: plural tendencies
1 N-COUNT

(令人焦慮或不快的)習慣，經常性行爲，傾向 A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring. (令人焦慮或不快的)習慣，經常性行爲，傾向

  • The army has become increasingly restless over the mounting separatist tendencies of the northern republics.

    軍方對於北方幾個共和國不斷加劇的分裂傾向感到越來越不安。

  • ...the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years. [+ towards]

    近年來政府的保密傾向

SYN trend, drift, movement, turning
2 N-COUNT

(性格中不良的)傾向，偏好 A tendency is a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way. (性格中不良的)傾向，偏好

  • He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery. [+ towards]

    他被寵壞了，傲慢無禮，而且經常自命不凡。

  • Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.

    海倫一直在壓制心裏的自殺念頭。

SYN inclination, leaning, bent, liability
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habit, inclination, predisposition, weakness 1 2

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2377 COCA: 3040
tendency

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TENDENCY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤clear, great, marked, pronounced, strong明顯的傾向；顯著的趨勢；強烈的趨向▸➤slight些許傾向▸➤greater, growing, increased, increasing更強烈的趨勢；越來越強烈的傾向◇There's a growing tendency for women to marry later.女性越來越傾向於晚婚。➤broad, common, general廣泛的趨勢；普遍的傾向；大趨勢▸➤inbuilt, inherent, innate, natural, underlying內在的傾向；固有的稟性；自然傾向；潛在脾性▸➤human人類傾向◇our natural human tendency to group all the things we don't like together把我們不喜歡的東西歸在一起的人類自然傾向➤alarming, dangerous, unfortunate, worrying令人恐慌的傾向；危險的趨勢；不利傾向；令人憂慮的趨勢◇The later model has an unfortunate tendency to collapse after a few weeks' use.後一型號用不了幾個星期就有易於崩潰的壞毛病。➤contradictory矛盾的傾向▸➤centrifugal離心的傾向◇The civil war reinforced the centrifugal tendencies at work within the economy.內戰加劇了經濟領域的離心傾向。➤aggressive, destructive, homicidal, psychopathic, suicidal, violent侵略／破壞／殺人／病態／自殺／暴力傾向▸➤artistic, criminal, etc.藝術氣質、犯罪傾向等◇He displayed artistic tendencies at an early age.他小時候就顯示出了藝術氣質。➤homosexual, lesbian同性戀／女同性戀傾向VERB + TENDENCY➤have有傾向▸➤display, exhibit, reflect, reveal, show顯示傾向；反映趨勢；揭示趨勢；顯露趨勢▸➤increase, reinforce強化／加劇趨勢▸➤curb, reduce抑制趨勢；減弱傾向▸➤overcome, resist克服／抵制傾向PREPOSITION➤tendency among⋯之中的傾向◇a worrying tendency among the abused to become abusers受虐者變為施虐者這一令人擔憂的傾向➤tendency for⋯的傾向◇There is a tendency for farm sizes to increase.農場規模有擴大的傾向。➤tendency on the part of⋯表現出的傾向◇The tendency on the part of the children is to blame their parents for everything.子女一方往往事事都怪父母。➤tendency towards/toward朝⋯的趨勢◇Industry showed a tendency towards / toward increasingly centralized administration.工業領域顯示出日益集中化管理的趨勢。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2377 COCA: 3040
tendency noun
⇨ tendency (This material has a tendency to shrink.) ⇨ trend (a growing tendency among employers)tendency

noun

tendency ♦︎ orientation ♦︎ bias ♦︎ propensity ♦︎ bentThese are all words for the way a person or thing often behaves or is likely to behave. 這些詞均表示傾向、偏好、性情。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a tendency / an orientation / a bias toward / towards sth◆a tendency / a propensity to do sth◆a tendency / an orientation to sth◆a propensity / bent for sth◆a natural tendency / bias / propensity / bent◆an innate tendency / propensity◆to have a tendency / an orientation / a bias / a propensity / a bent■ tendency ˈtendənsi [countable] a characteristic that makes sb/sth likely to behave in a particular way 傾向；偏好；性情◆This material has a tendency to shrink when washed.這種布料經洗滌容易收縮。◆There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.這種疾病易在家族裏遺傳。◆Several patients admitted to suicidal tendencies.幾個病人承認有自殺傾向。  see also tendency ⇨ trend ▸ tend

verb

 [transitive] ◆Women tend to live longer than men.女人往往比男人長壽。◆When I'm tired, I tend to make mistakes.我累了就容易出錯。◆It tends to get very cold here in the winter.這裏冬天往往會很冷。◆People tend to think that the problem will never affect them.人們往往認爲這個問題絕不會影響到他們。■ orientation ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) the type of aims or interests that a person or organization has; a person's basic beliefs or feelings about a particular subject 取向；立場；（個人的）基本信仰，態度◆The classes are essentially theoretical in orientation.這些課程的基本方向是理論性的。◆He belonged to a group with a specific religious and political orientation.他從屬於某個有特定的宗教和政治取向的團體。◆legislation forbidding discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation (= whether sb is attracted to men, women or both) 禁止性取向歧視的法規■ bias ˈbaɪəs [countable, usually singular] an interest or ability in one thing more than others 偏愛；偏重（某方面的能力）◆In British universities there was a bias towards pure science.英國的大學過去對純科學有所偏愛。◆These classes have a strong practical bias.這些課程偏重實用。■ propensity prəˈpensəti [countable, usually singular] (formal) a tendency to a particular kind of behaviour （行爲方面的）傾向；習性◆There is an increased propensity for people to live alone.人們獨自居住的傾向有所增加。◆They all knew about his propensity for violence.他們都知道他有暴力傾向。■ bent [countable, usually singular] a natural skill or interest in sth （某方面的）天賦，愛好◆Some students have no natural bent for literature at all.有些學生一點兒文學天賦都沒有。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2377 COCA: 3040

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