[N-COUNT 可数名词]趋势；倾向；动向 A trend is a change or development towards something new or different.
This is a growing trend.
这是日益显著的趋势。
...a trend towards part-time employment.
倾向于兼职就业的趋势
…the downward trend in gasoline prices.
汽油价格下滑的趋势
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]规范；风尚；时尚 To set a trend means to do something that becomes accepted or fashionable, and that a lot of other people copy.
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The record has already proved a success and may well start a trend.
该唱片已证明大获成功，并且很可能会引导潮流。
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trend★AWL/trend; NAmEtrend/nouna general direction in which a situation is changing or developing 趋势；趋向；倾向；动态；动向◆economic/social/political trends经济╱社会╱政治趋势trend(towards sth) ◆There is a growing trendtowards earlier retirement. 提早退休者有增加的趋势。trend(in sth) ◆current trendsin language teaching 当前语言教学的趋势◆a downward/an upward trendin sales 销售额下滑╱上升的趋势◆You seem to have set(= started)a new trend.看来你们是开了一个新风气。◆This trend is being reversed (= is going in the opposite direction).这种倾向正在向相反的方向转变。◆One region is attempting to buck(= oppose or resist)the trendof economic decline. 有一个地区试图在经济衰退的趋势中逆流而上。◆The underlying trendof inflation is still upwards. 通货膨胀的潜在趋势仍然是上升的。☞language bank at
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trendtrend1 /trend/ ●●○S3W2 noun [countable]
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1a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developingtrend towards Lately there has been a trend towards hiring younger, cheaper employees.trend inrecent trends in education The current trend is towards more part-time employment. the general trend towards the centralization of political power A disturbing trend is that victims of violence are getting younger. The growing trend is for single mothers to bring up children by themselves. Even so, the underlying trend is positive. national and international economic trends the downward trend in the price of gold Successive presidents have tried to reverse this trend, but without success.2set the trend to start doing something that other people copy: Larger corporations are setting the trend for better maternity benefits.3on trend fashionable – used especially in magazines: This striped dress is bang on trend.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa recent/new trend· He wrote an article attacking many recent trends in education.the current/latest trend· If current trends continue, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by the year 2030.a general trend (=one followed by most people or happening in most places)· There was a general trend towards marriage at a younger age.a growing/increasing/rising trend· a growing trend towards globalization in world marketsan alarming/worrying/disturbing trend· I have detected a worrying trend of late.the underlying/long-term trend (=the trend over a long period of time)· The underlying trend is for rich economies to get richer.a downward/upward trend (=a tendency for something to increase or decrease)· The downward trend in population growth was not seen as a problem.economic/market trends· This forecast is based on current economic trends.the national trend· Crime rates in Manchester bucked the national trend.the international/world-wide/global trend· the global trend towards intensive farmingverbsreverse a trend (=make something start to change back)· He succeeded in reversing the downward trend of the railway’s fortunes.buck the trend (=do something that is not what is generally happening)· The recession may still be biting, but video games company Nintendo continues to buck the trend.follow a trend· Divorce rates in Scotland are following the general trend.start a trend· The young started a trend toward living in the downtown area.
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1if a subject is trending on the Internet, a lot of people are searching for it or sending messages about it2if an amount is trending downwards or upwards, it is becoming lower or highertrend downwards/upwards Average temperatures are trending upwards.
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趋势(91%)，倾向(7%)，转向(1%)，方位(1%)
n.趋势，倾向；走向
vt.使…趋向
vi.趋向，伸向
n.(Trend)人名；(英)特伦德
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