英语词汇“tendency”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of direction

They threatened a mass walk-out if the party did not change direction.

Synonyms

tendency,

attitude,

bent,

current,

trend,

leaning,

drift,

bias,

orientation,

tack,

tenor,

proclivity (formal)

in the sense of disposition

Definition

a tendency or habit

They show no disposition to take risks.

Synonyms

tendency,

inclination,

propensity,

habit,

leaning,

bent,

bias,

readiness,

predisposition,

proclivity (formal),

proneness

in the sense of drift

their fears at what they see as a drift towards economic chaos

Synonyms

trend,

course,

current,

flow,

rush,

sweep

in the sense of leaning

Definition

a tendency or inclination

I always had a leaning towards sport.

Synonyms

tendency,

liking for,

bias,

inclination,

taste,

bent,

disposition,

penchant,

propensity,

aptitude,

predilection,

proclivity (formal),

partiality,

proneness

in the sense of liability

anyone whose medical history shows a liability to thromboses

Synonyms

tendency,

susceptibility,

proneness,

likelihood,

probability

in the sense of movement

Definition

a trend or tendency

the movement towards democracy

Synonyms

trend,

flow,

swing,

current,

tendency

in the sense of partiality

a partiality for junk food

Synonyms

liking,

love,

taste,

weakness,

preference,

inclination,

affinity,

penchant,

fondness,

predisposition,

predilection,

proclivity (formal)

in the sense of penchant

Definition

strong inclination or liking

She had a penchant for playing jokes on people.

Synonyms

liking,

taste,

tendency,

turn,

leaning,

bent,

bias,

inclination,

affinity,

disposition,

fondness,

propensity,

predisposition,

predilection,

proclivity (formal),

partiality,

proneness

in the sense of predilection

Definition

a preference or liking

his predilection for expensive whisky

Synonyms

liking,

love,

taste,

weakness,

fancy,

leaning,

tendency,

preference,

bias,

inclination,

penchant,

fondness,

propensity,

predisposition,

proclivity (formal),

partiality,

proneness

in the sense of predisposition

the predisposition to behave in a certain way

Synonyms

inclination,

tendency,

disposition,

bent,

bias,

willingness,

likelihood,

penchant,

propensity,

predilection,

proclivity (formal),

potentiality,

proneness

单词	tendency
释义	tendency (tendənsi) Word forms: plural tendencies 1. countable noun A tendency is a typical or repeated habit, action or belief. She has a tendency to glance around to see if there's someone more important to talkto. [+ to] ...the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years. [+ towards] The war strengthened reformist tendencies in British trade unions. Synonyms: trend, drift, movement, turning More Synonyms of tendency 2. countable noun A tendency is a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way. He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery. [+ to] Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies. Synonyms: inclination, leaning, bent, liability More Synonyms of tendency tendency in British English (ˈtɛndənsɪ) nounWord forms: plural -cies 1. (often foll by to) an inclination, predisposition, propensity, or leaning a tendency to be frivolous a tendency to frivolity 2. the general course, purport, or drift of something, esp a written work 3. a faction, esp one within a political party the militant tendency Word origin C17: from Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere to tend1 tendency in American English (ˈtɛndənsi) nounWord forms: plural ˈtendencies 1. an inclination to move or act in a particular direction or way; constant disposition to some action or state; leaning; bias; propensity; bent 2. a course or apparent course toward some purpose, object, or result; drift 3. a definite purpose or point of view in something said or written SYNONYMY NOTE: tendency refers to an inclination or disposition to move in a particular direction or actin a certain way, esp. as a result of some inherent quality or habit [he has a tendency toward exaggeration]; trend suggests a general direction, with neither a definite course nor goal, subject tochange or fluctuation by some external force [a recent trend in literature]; current differs from , trend in connoting a clearly defined course, but one also subject to change [the current of one's life]; drift refers either to the course along which something is being carried or driven [the drift toward absolute conformity] or to a course taken by something that has unstated implications [what is the drift of this argument?]; tenor, equivalent in this connection to , drift, connotes more strongly the clarity or purport of the unstated purpose or objective[the general tenor of the Bill of Rights] Word origin ML tendentia < L tendens, prp. of tendere, to tend2 COBUILD Collocations tendency natural tendency Examples of 'tendency' in a sentence tendency With qualified majority voting there is no such natural tendency towards the minimalist solution. Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993) Under other forms of government the tendency of unrestrained liberty towards anarchy was checked in other ways. Roper, Jon Democracy and its Critics - Anglo-American democratic thought in the nineteenth century (1989) He noted that "there is a tendency toward the increase in artificial meadows and cattle raising. Ogden, Philip E & White, Paul E (eds.) Migrants in Modern France: Population Mobility in the Later Nineteenth and TwentiethCenturies (1989) There is a tendency to become impatient and over do things by trying to crack big winners. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There is a natural tendency to place the line lower in the frame than higher. Freeman, Michael Collins Complete Guide to Photography (1993) In the past there has been a tendency for government programmes to be highly prescriptive or bureaucratic. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The tendency to become obese is at least in part hereditary. Steinberg, Laurence & Levine, Ann You and Your Adolescent: A Parents' Guide for Ages 10 to 20 (1990) The pores in these oily sections will be large and may have a tendency to become plugged. Brumberg, Elaine Take Care of Your Skin (1990) But the general tendency is for it to linger or to get worse with the passage of time. Randolph, Theron G. & Moss, Ralph W. (contributor) An Alternative Approach to Allergies (1990) This tendency is increased if they catch up quickly by putting on too much weight too fast after birth. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It is normally reported that the tendency to increased irritability is a character trait found more frequently in men. Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991) But the general tendency has been to regard this as a script in which nobody is wearing a white hat. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It is amazing how quickly some of the party 's sour tendency forget. Times, Sunday Times (2007) One of my worst habits is my tendency to leave bits of make-up scattered all over the place. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He has noticed a tendency in parts of the media and other organisations to press firms to cherry pick fee-paying clients. Times, Sunday Times (2007) And if you have strange little habits or tendencies too, it's okay. Christianity Today (2000) He has tried to reduce this latter tendency, of course, but emphatically not for reasons of image. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Each layer of government has a tendency to dislike most the layer just above it, and to appeal or ally with the layer two away from it. Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993) Of course, that tendency is endemic in sports broadcasting, to the extent that it is almost a conversational tic for presenters and pundits. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But there is a tendency on the part of the larger firms to try to palm me off on, say, an intellectual property lawyer. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In other languages tendency British English: tendency /ˈtɛndənsɪ/ NOUN A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring. ...the government's tendency to secrecy in recent years. American English: tendency Arabic: مَيْل Brazilian Portuguese: tendência Chinese: 倾向 Croatian: tendencija Czech: tendence Danish: tendens Dutch: neiging European Spanish: tendencia inclinación Finnish: taipumus French: tendance German: Tendenz Greek: τάση Italian: tendenza Japanese: 傾向 Korean: 경향 Norwegian: tendens Polish: tendencja European Portuguese: tendência Romanian: înclinație Russian: тенденция Latin American Spanish: tendencia Swedish: benägenhet Thai: ความโน้มเอียง Turkish: eğilim Ukrainian: тенденція Vietnamese: xu hướng All related terms of 'tendency' bearish tendency a tendency for share prices to fall central tendency the tendency of the values of a random variable to cluster around the mean, median , and mode escaping tendency a property of a gas, related to its partial pressure, that expresses its tendency to escape or expand , given by d ( log e f ) = dμ/ RT , where μ is the chemical potential , R the gas constant , and T the thermodynamic temperature Militant Tendency (in Britain ) a Trotskyist group formerly operating within the Labour Party natural tendency A tendency is a typical or repeated habit , action or belief. measure of central tendency a statistic that in some way specifies the central tendency of a sample of measurements , as the mean, median , or mode Chinese translation of 'tendency' tendency (ˈtɛndənsɪ) n (c) 倾(傾)向 (qīngxiàng) a tendency to do sth 做某事的倾(傾)向 (zuò mǒushì de qīngxiàng) 1 (noun) in the sense of trend Definition the general course or drift of something the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years Synonyms trend a trend towards part-time employment drift their fears at what they see as a drift towards economic chaos movement the movement towards democracy turning heading course drive bearing I'm flying on a bearing of ninety-three degrees. direction They threatened a mass walk-out if the party did not change direction. bias There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias. 2 (noun) in the sense of inclination Definition an inclination to act in a particular way He has a tendency towards snobbery. Synonyms inclination She set out to follow her artistic inclinations. leaning I always had a leaning towards sport. bent a bent for natural history liability anyone whose medical history shows a liability to thromboses readiness their readiness to co-operate with the new US envoy disposition They show no disposition to take risks. penchant She had a penchant for playing jokes on people. propensity She hadn't reckoned on his propensity for violence. susceptibility his increased susceptibility to infections predisposition the predisposition to behave in a certain way predilection his predilection for expensive whisky proclivity (formal) Los Angeles's unique proclivity for experimental arty endeavour partiality a partiality for junk food proneness He has a proneness to making unfortunate remarks. Additional synonyms in the sense of bearing Definition the position, as of a ship, fixed with reference to two or more known points I'm flying on a bearing of ninety-three degrees. Synonyms position, heading, course, direction, path, orientation, point of compass in the sense of bent Definition personal inclination or aptitude a bent for natural history Synonyms inclination, ability, taste, facility, talent, leaning, tendency, preference, faculty, forte, flair, knack, penchant, bag (slang), propensity, aptitude, predisposition, predilection, proclivity (formal), turn of mind in the sense of bias Definition mental tendency, esp. prejudice There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias. Synonyms prejudice, leaning, bent, tendency, inclination, penchant, intolerance, bigotry, propensity, favouritism, predisposition, nepotism, unfairness, predilection, proclivity (formal), partiality, narrow-mindedness, proneness, one-sidedness Synonyms of 'tendency' tendency Explore 'tendency' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of direction They threatened a mass walk-out if the party did not change direction. Synonyms tendency, attitude, bent, current, trend, leaning, drift, bias, orientation, tack, tenor, proclivity (formal) in the sense of disposition Definition a tendency or habit They show no disposition to take risks. Synonyms tendency, inclination, propensity, habit, leaning, bent, bias, readiness, predisposition, proclivity (formal), proneness in the sense of drift their fears at what they see as a drift towards economic chaos Synonyms trend, course, current, flow, rush, sweep in the sense of leaning Definition a tendency or inclination I always had a leaning towards sport. Synonyms tendency, liking for, bias, inclination, taste, bent, disposition, penchant, propensity, aptitude, predilection, proclivity (formal), partiality, proneness in the sense of liability anyone whose medical history shows a liability to thromboses Synonyms tendency, susceptibility, proneness, likelihood, probability in the sense of movement Definition a trend or tendency the movement towards democracy Synonyms trend, flow, swing, current, tendency in the sense of partiality a partiality for junk food Synonyms liking, love, taste, weakness, preference, inclination, affinity, penchant, fondness, predisposition, predilection, proclivity (formal) in the sense of penchant Definition strong inclination or liking She had a penchant for playing jokes on people. Synonyms liking, taste, tendency, turn, leaning, bent, bias, inclination, affinity, disposition, fondness, propensity, predisposition, predilection, proclivity (formal), partiality, proneness in the sense of predilection Definition a preference or liking his predilection for expensive whisky Synonyms liking, love, taste, weakness, fancy, leaning, tendency, preference, bias, inclination, penchant, fondness, propensity, predisposition, proclivity (formal), partiality, proneness in the sense of predisposition the predisposition to behave in a certain way Synonyms inclination, tendency, disposition, bent, bias, willingness, likelihood, penchant, propensity, predilection, proclivity (formal), potentiality, proneness Additional synonyms in the sense of proclivity Definition a tendency or inclination Los Angeles's unique proclivity for experimental arty endeavour Synonyms tendency, liking, leaning, inclination, bent, weakness, bias, disposition, penchant, propensity, kink, predisposition, predilection, partiality, proneness, liableness in the sense of proneness He has a proneness to making unfortunate remarks. Synonyms tendency, leaning, bent, weakness, liability, bias, inclination, disposition, propensity, susceptibility, proclivity (formal), partiality in the sense of propensity Definition a natural tendency She hadn't reckoned on his propensity for violence. Synonyms tendency, leaning, weakness, inclination, bent, liability, bias, disposition, penchant, susceptibility, predisposition, proclivity (formal), proneness, aptness in the sense of readiness their readiness to co-operate with the new US envoy Synonyms willingness, inclination, eagerness, keenness, aptness, gameness (informal) in the sense of susceptibility Definition the quality or condition of being easily affected or influenced by something his increased susceptibility to infections Synonyms vulnerability, weakness, liability, propensity, predisposition, proneness
随便看	not to speak of not to take no for an answer not touch with a bargepole not to worry not true notts not turn a hair not-turn-a-hair notturno notum notungulate not unnaturally not until i'm good and ready not until now not until then not up to much not up to scratch notus not very not with a bang but a whimper not within an ass's roar of not-within-an-asss-roar-of notwithstanding not with you not worth a cracker

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tendency

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