| 单词 | inclination |
| 释义 | inclination (ɪnklɪneɪʃən ) Word forms: inclinations variable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive] An inclination is a feeling that makes you want to act in a particular way. He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things. She showed no inclination to go. He set out to follow his artistic inclinations. Synonyms: tendency, liking, taste, turn Collocations: natural inclination Not used to this treatment, their natural inclination is to cut and run. The Sun (2008) You inherit a disposition towards positive or negative effect so there's not much that you can do to switch your natural inclination. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Collections such as these enforced a natural inclination to conservatism on the part of their founders. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) The natural inclination of the index finger is to point. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We discipline our natural inclination for freedom without responsibility. Christianity Today (2000) His later novels show an inclination towards philosophy, in contrast to his earlier atheist beliefs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nor are traditional 'long only' pension funds showing any inclination to wade back into shares. Times, Sunday Times The prime minister has at no stage of this process shown any inclination to behave in the way that you would normally conduct a business negotiation. Times, Sunday Times One of the more uneventful days of the championship season drifted to the tamest of draws after neither side showed any inclination towards achieving a positive result. Times, Sunday Times She has shown an inclination towards music and a disinclination towards scholastic pursuits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I don't have the time or the slightest inclination. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Nor do I have the slightest inclination to learn anything more about him. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Me, I don't have the slightest inclination to play Tarzan again. INCA GOLD (1994) Translations: Chinese: 意向 Japanese: 好み |
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