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tendency n.趋势；倾向；秉性 (1) 有一种地区性合作的趋势。(2) 人们在家里而不是在办公室里工作的趋势日益增长。(3) 现在,越来越多的人倾向于不参加社会活动。(4) 他们设法阻止住了通货膨胀的势头。(5) 她有艺术气质。(6) 她天生喜欢小心谨慎。 We all have tendencies: things we're inclined to do, or like to do, or just can't help doing. Morning people have a tendency to get up early. Basketball players usually have a tendency to go right or left. Optimists have a tendency to look on the bright side of things; pessimists have the opposite tendency. Other things have tendencies too, like how the stock market tends to go up and down.

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英 ['tendənsi] 美 ['tendənsi] (1) There is a tendency towards regional cooperation.(2) There is a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices.(3) Today there is a tendency for people to opt out of social activity.(4) They tried to stop the tendency of inflation.(5) She has artistic tendencies.(6) She has a strong natural tendency towards caution. A tendency is an inclination to do something. For example, dogs have a tendency to bark at strangers and the mail man. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](令人焦虑或不快的)习惯，经常性行为，倾向 A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring.   [with supp]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 government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years.近年来政府的保密倾向2[N-COUNT 可数名词](性格中不良的)倾向，偏好 A tendency is a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way.   [with supp]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。Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。

英语单词	tendency
英美音标	英 ['tendənsi] 美 ['tendənsi]
中文释义	n.趋势；倾向；秉性
英语例句	(1) There is a tendency towards regional cooperation. (2) There is a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices. (3) Today there is a tendency for people to opt out of social activity. (4) They tried to stop the tendency of inflation. (5) She has artistic tendencies. (6) She has a strong natural tendency towards caution.
中文例句	(1) 有一种地区性合作的趋势。 (2) 人们在家里而不是在办公室里工作的趋势日益增长。 (3) 现在,越来越多的人倾向于不参加社会活动。 (4) 他们设法阻止住了通货膨胀的势头。 (5) 她有艺术气质。 (6) 她天生喜欢小心谨慎。
vocabulary简明	A tendency is an inclination to do something. For example, dogs have a tendency to bark at strangers and the mail man.
vocabulary扩展	We all have tendencies: things we're inclined to do, or like to do, or just can't help doing. Morning people have a tendency to get up early. Basketball players usually have a tendency to go right or left. Optimists have a tendency to look on the bright side of things; pessimists have the opposite tendency. Other things have tendencies too, like how the stock market tends to go up and down.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](令人焦虑或不快的)习惯，经常性行为，倾向 A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring. [with supp] 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 government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years. 近年来政府的保密倾向 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](性格中不良的)倾向，偏好 A tendency is a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way. [with supp] 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。 Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies. 海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。

Tendency People Things N Count 可数名词 Worrying Unpleasant [With