| 单词 | tendency |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔OBEY〕There is a tendency to look back at a time when people were more peaceful and law-abiding. 人们总爱怀念过去的日子，那时的人更加和睦，更加守法。朗文写作活用〔OD〕I have a tendency to OD on chocolate and cake.我有沉溺于巧克力和蛋糕的苗头。麦克米伦高阶〔OFTEN〕Divorced people have a tendency to live with new partners rather than marry again. 离过婚的人往往倾向于和新的伴侣同居，而不是再婚。朗文写作活用〔OFTEN〕Eliott's family has a tendency to put on weight, and so his parents enrolled him in a special gym for kids. 埃利奥特的家族有肥胖的倾向，所以他父母给他报名参加了一个儿童特别健身班。朗文写作活用〔OFTEN〕It's poor quality cloth, with a tendency to shrink. 这布料质量很差；容易缩水。朗文写作活用〔SHOW〕Her nervousness is shown by a tendency to laugh a lot in public. 她在众人面前经常发笑，这说明她紧张。朗文写作活用〔SIMPLE〕There's a tendency in news reports to oversimplify complex issues to make the news more entertaining. 新闻报道往往会把复杂的问题过分简单化，使新闻听起来更具娱乐性。朗文写作活用〔TYPE〕There is a tendency to stereotype childless women as being hard and career-orientated. 人们往往模式化地认为没有孩子的妇女是坚强的、热衷于事业的一类人。朗文写作活用〔WORSE〕The situation was worsened by Roy's tendency to drink heavily in times of stress. 罗伊面临压力的时候就要酗酒，这使情况变得更糟糕。朗文写作活用〔Weil's disease〕A severe form of leptospirosis in human beings that is characterized by jaundice, fever, muscle pain, and a tendency to hemorrhage.外耳氏病：钩端螺旋体病在人体上的严重形式，其特征为黄疸、高烧、肌肉酸疼并有大流血的倾向美国传统〔assertiveness〕I'm considering assertiveness training as I have a tendency to avoid confrontation.我有逃避正面冲突的倾向, 所以在考虑参加自信心训练。外研社新世纪〔atomism〕The division of or tendency to divide a society into subclasses, groups, or units.分析论：一种将社会分解或趋向于分解为集合，小组或单位的学说美国传统〔augmentative〕Having the ability or tendency to augment.有增加或扩大作用的：具有增加的能力或趋势的美国传统〔awfulize〕When it comes to dealing with the delicate question,we have a tendency toward catastrophizing and awfulizing.在处理微妙的问题时，我们往往把情况想像得过分严重和糟糕。21世纪英汉〔bias〕The tendency of such a ball to swerve.拐弯球路：上述球突然转弯的倾向美国传统〔black and white〕There's still a tendency to see the issues in black and white.对这些问题的考虑仍然倾向绝对化。朗文当代〔buoyancy〕The tendency or capacity to remain afloat in a liquid or rise in air or gas.浮性：在液体中保持漂浮状态或在空气或气体中保持悬浮状态的趋势或能力美国传统〔catastrophize〕When it comes to dealing with daily obstacles, people have a tendency toward catastrophizing.在处理日常遇到的困难时，人们往往倾向于把小问题看得过于严重。21世纪英汉〔centrality〕A tendency to be or remain at the center.向心性：存在于或保持在中心的趋势美国传统〔changeful〕Having the tendency or ability to change; variable.多变的：有变化的倾向或能力的；变化的美国传统〔cleavage〕Mineralogy The splitting or tendency to split of a crystallized substance along definite crystalline planes, yielding smooth surfaces.【矿物学】 解理，裂纹：结晶物质沿一定结晶面产生光滑面的分裂或分裂倾向美国传统〔collateral〕Coinciding in tendency or effect; concomitant or accompanying.附属的：在倾向或效果上相协调一致的；附属的或随从的美国传统〔compliance〕A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others.顺从别人意愿的性格或倾向美国传统〔confiding〕Having a tendency to confide; trusting.轻信的：有信赖倾向的；信任的美国传统〔contagion〕The tendency to spread, as of a doctrine, influence, or emotional state.感染力：蔓延扩散的倾向，如学说、影响或情绪等美国传统〔curly〕Having the tendency to curl.有卷曲倾向的美国传统〔dangerously〕He asked Clinton about his tendency to live dangerously.他询问克林顿是否有过惊险刺激生活的倾向。外研社新世纪〔denominationalism〕The tendency to separate into religious denominations.宗派化：分成各种宗派的趋势美国传统〔determination〕A fixed movement or tendency toward an object or end.定势：朝着一个目标或终点的确定性的运动或趋势美国传统〔detriment〕He has a tendency to get easily distracted, and this can often work to his detriment.他容易分心, 这经常对他造成不利影响。外研社新世纪〔diageotropism〕The tendency of growing parts, such as roots, to become oriented at right angles to the direction of gravitational force.横生，横向地性：生长部分在地心引力的作用下倾向于适当角度，如植物的根美国传统〔disease〕A condition or tendency, as of society, regarded as abnormal and harmful.社会弊病：被认为是不正常和有害的状况或趋势，如社会弊病美国传统〔disparage〕Larkin's tendency to disparage literature.拉金贬低文学的倾向柯林斯高阶〔disparage〕Larkin's tendency to disparage literature拉金贬低文学的倾向外研社新世纪〔downturn〕A tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.衰退：下降趋势，尤指商业或经济活动的下降趋势美国传统〔dramatization〕A tendency towards the undue dramatization of situations may emerge.可能会出现对局势过度夸张的趋势。外研社新世纪〔dramatization〕They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.他们爱炫耀，几乎对每种情况都添油加醋。柯林斯高阶〔dramatize〕They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.他们喜欢炫耀, 什么事都要夸大其词。外研社新世纪〔drive〕Psychology A strong motivating tendency or instinct, especially of sexual or aggressive origin, that prompts activity toward a particular end.【心理学】 内驱力：强烈的动力倾向或本能，尤指性或攻击本性它使人的行为指向一定目的美国传统〔drop〕She has a tendency to drop her h's.她往往会省去h音。麦克米伦高阶〔eddy〕A drift or tendency that is counter to or separate from a main current, as of opinion, tradition, or history.逆流：与观点、传统或历史主流相反或分离的转移倾向美国传统〔egotism〕The tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively and boastfully.自我膨胀：过分吹嘘地谈及或写及自己的倾向美国传统〔embroider〕He has a tendency to embroider a little.他比较喜欢夸大其词。外研社新世纪〔emissive〕Having the power or tendency to emit matter or energy; emitting.发射的：具有发射物质或能量的力量或趋势的；发射的美国传统〔entropy〕A hypothetical tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity.退降：宇宙中物质和能量降值惰性均匀状态的一种假设性趋势美国传统〔equate〕He complained that there was a tendency to equate right-wing politics with self-interest.他抱怨说，人们往往会把右翼政见和自私自利混为一谈。剑桥高阶〔equation〕There is a tendency in movies to make the equation between violence and excitement.电影有把暴力和刺激相等同的倾向。剑桥高阶〔escapism〕The tendency to escape from daily reality or routine by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or entertainment.逃避现实倾向：以沉湎于空想、狂想或消遣的办法来逃避日常现实美国传统〔externalize〕There is a tendency to externalize all religions.存在把一切宗教都视为仅具外表形式的倾向。21世纪英汉〔eyebrow〕This new tendency has raised many a conservative eyebrow.这种新趋向引得保守派瞠目皱眉不已。英汉大词典〔fatness〕No one knows whether a child's tendency towards fatness is inherited or due to the food he eats.没人知道儿童的发胖倾向是遗传还是食物造成的。柯林斯高阶〔flatly〕Her vocal range was, to say the least of it, limited, and she had a distressing tendency to sing flat.至少可以说，她的音域不够宽，而且令人不舒服的是，她总是音高偏低。柯林斯高阶〔flat〕She had a tendency to sing flat.她唱歌爱走调。外研社新世纪〔fluid〕A continuous, amorphous substance whose molecules move freely past one another and that has the tendency to assume the shape of its container; a liquid or gas.流体：一种分子之间能自由移动并有随容器形状变化趋势的连续的、无定形的物质；液体或气体美国传统〔friction〕Physics A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.【物理学】 摩擦力：一种阻止两个相接触物体之间的相对位置移动的发生的力美国传统〔frizz〕My hair has a tendency to frizz in high humidity.我的头发潮湿的时候就会卷起来。剑桥高阶〔generalize〕She has a tendency to generalize from her husband to all men.她总爱把自己对丈夫的看法推及到所有的男人。朗文当代〔goose〕His insatiable appetite for glamour gave him a distinct tendency to idolatry; all his geese were swans.他对魅力无休止的追求使他明显具有偶像崇拜的倾向, 动辄夸大其词。外研社新世纪〔gripe〕She was easy on the helm, and showed little tendency to gripe.这条船很容易掌舵, 几乎没有偏航的倾向。外研社新世纪〔habitus〕The physical and constitutional characteristics of an individual, especially as related to the tendency to develop a certain disease.体质：个人身体和体质的特点，尤其是与引发某种疾病的倾向有关的美国传统〔hoard〕I think males have a tendency to hoard.我认为男性往往会私藏钱财。外研社新世纪〔homeostasis〕The ability or tendency of an organism or a cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.体内平衡：一个生物体或细胞通过调整其生理过程从而保持体内平衡的能力或趋势美国传统〔idleness〕He was a man who, despite a tendency towards idleness, never baulked at the prospect of hard work.他这个人虽然性子有些懒散, 但面对艰苦的工作从不推诿回避。外研社新世纪〔imagination〕The ability or tendency to form such images.想象力：形成上述形象的能力或趋势美国传统〔inborn〕Apparently some people have an inborn tendency to develop certain kinds of tumour.显然有些人天生就容易患某些肿瘤。剑桥高阶〔inbuilt〕History has an inbuilt tendency to repeat itself.历史本身有重复的倾向。朗文当代〔inclined〕Having a preference, disposition, or tendency.有…爱好、性情或倾向的美国传统〔ineluctable〕Malthus's theories about the ineluctable tendency of populations to exceed resources.马尔萨斯的人口增长会不可避免地超出资源承载限度的理论柯林斯高阶〔inferiority complex〕A persistent sense of inadequacy or a tendency to self-diminishment, sometimes resulting in excessive aggressiveness through overcompensation.自卑心理：一种持续的自信心不足的感觉或倾向，有时有这种倾向的人为了补偿，在行动上会出现过分的侵略性美国传统〔intuit〕I should rather say, I intuit some such tendency.我得说,我凭直觉感受到这样一种倾向。英汉大词典〔legitimate〕Her tendency to be secretive only serves to legitimate their suspicions.她总是偷偷摸摸，结果只是印证了他们对她的正当怀疑。韦氏高阶〔liquid〕The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow, little or no tendency to disperse, and relatively high incompressibility.液态：物质的一种状态，指物质表现出易于流动，较少或没有分散的倾向以及相对较高的不可压缩性等特征美国传统〔masochism〕The tendency to seek such mistreatment.受虐倾向：寻找被虐待机会的倾向美国传统〔masochism〕The tendency towards masochism is however always linked with elements of sadism.不过，性受虐狂的倾向中总是有一些施虐的成分。柯林斯高阶〔mean streak〕He has a mean streak. [=a tendency to be mean] 他有点吝啬。韦氏高阶〔meliorism〕The belief that society has an innate tendency toward improvement and that this tendency may be furthered through conscious human effort.社会向善论：认为社会具有变得更好的内在倾向和人类有力量促使其改善的信仰或学说美国传统〔misbehave〕Students have a tendency to misbehave themselves at exam time.学生在考试时往往有行为不端的倾向。朗文当代〔mischief〕An inclination or a tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment.顽皮：喜欢恶作剧或导致他人难堪的倾向或趋向美国传统〔mixing〕Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.斯图尔特现在变得只要和别人意见不合，就准备大吵一架。柯林斯高阶〔mix〕Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.斯图尔特现在只要和别人意见不合, 就要大吵一架。外研社新世纪〔modality〕A tendency to conform to a general pattern or belong to a particular group or category.属性，特性：符合一种大体模式或属于特定的组或类的倾向美国传统〔moment〕The tendency to cause rotation about a point or an axis.旋转轴：使绕点或轴旋转的倾向美国传统〔monosyllabic〕In Teutonic languages there is a tendency to double the final consonant in monosyllabic words.在日耳曼语言中, 有重复单音节词词尾辅音的倾向。外研社新世纪〔mouth〕A tendency to talk excessively or unwisely.多嘴：说话过火或说错话的倾向美国传统〔mouth〕He had a tendency to run off at the mouth and come up with some pretty outlandish ideas.他总是喋喋不休, 并时常冒出一些稀奇古怪的想法。外研社新世纪〔nyctitropism〕The tendency of the leaves of some plants to change their position at nightfall.夜间变向性，就眠性：一些植物的叶子在夜晚来临时改变姿势的倾向性美国传统〔obese〕The tendency to become obese is at least in part hereditary.发胖至少有一部分原因在于遗传。外研社新世纪〔obese〕The tendency to become obese is at least in part hereditary.发胖至少有一部分是源于遗传。柯林斯高阶〔opt〕Today there is a growing tendency for people to opt out.今天,越来越多的人倾向于不参加。英汉大词典〔osmosis〕The tendency of fluids to diffuse in such a manner.渗透倾向：液体以此种方式扩散的倾向美国传统〔outgrow〕Most children eventually outgrow a tendency toward travel sickness.大多数儿童长大后就不会再晕车晕船了。朗文当代〔overact〕His tendency to overact made his performance less realistic.他演戏时倾向于过分夸张，这使得他的表演不够真实。韦氏高阶〔oversell〕He has a tendency to oversell himself.他爱自我吹嘘。牛津高阶〔overshare〕She has a tendency to overshare on Facebook.她总有在脸书上分享过多个人信息的倾向。剑桥高阶〔oversteer〕A tendency to oversteer.过度转向倾向美国传统〔overwrite〕She's one of those authors who has a tendency to overwrite.她是那种写作风格常会拖泥带水的作家。剑桥高阶〔overwrite〕The author has a tendency to overwrite.这个作者倾向于精细地描写。韦氏高阶〔parallelism〕Likeness, correspondence, or similarity in aspect, course, or tendency.类似，一致：在观点、路线或趋势上的一致、对应或相似美国传统〔periodicity〕The tendency of chemical elements with similar positions in the periodic table to have similar properties.周期律：化学元素在周期表中有相似位置时具有相似特性的趋势美国传统〔perseveration〕The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus.持续重复症：在最初的刺激停止后，继续或重复某个行为或活动的倾向美国传统〔personally〕Parks has a tendency to become personally involved with his photographic subjects.帕克斯喜欢与其拍摄对象有私交。外研社新世纪〔personally〕Parks has a tendency to become personally involved with his photographic subjects.帕克斯往往会跟他的拍摄对象产生感情纠葛。柯林斯高阶〔pile〕The work has a tendency to pile up if I'm not careful.我一不注意工作就会积压起来。朗文当代〔plagiotropism〕The tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. Used of roots, stems, or branches.斜向性：向倾斜或与水平成角度的方向生长的倾向。用于植物的根、茎或枝美国传统〔pleasure principle〕In psychoanalysis, the tendency or drive to achieve pleasure and avoid pain as the chief motivating force in behavior.快乐原则：精神分析中，作为行动的主要推动力而获得快乐并避免痛苦的趋势或倾向美国传统〔precipitate〕The tendency precipitates into observable motion.这种倾向以可以观察到的运动形式呈现出来。21世纪英汉〔predisposition〕The state of being predisposed; tendency, inclination, or susceptibility.倾向：倾向于…的状态；趋势；倾向或敏感性美国传统〔pretentiousness〕He has a tendency towards pretentiousness.他总是想表现得自命不凡。柯林斯高阶〔pretentiousness〕He has a tendency towards pretentiousness.他有变得自负的趋势。外研社新世纪〔pronounced〕These blooms have a very pronounced tendency to hang their heads.这些花朵非常易于下垂。牛津搭配〔provocation〕Julie has a tendency to burst into tears at the slightest provocation .只要稍一招惹朱莉，她就会大哭起来。朗文当代〔reaction〕A tendency to revert to a former state.反动：希望回到过去状态的趋势美国传统〔rebellious〕He's always had a rebellious streak (=a tendency to rebel) .他向来有叛逆倾向。朗文当代〔recidivism〕A tendency to lapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially a tendency to return to criminal habits.重犯：陷入原来的行为模式的倾向，尤指回到原来犯罪习惯的倾向美国传统〔regressive〕Characterized by regression or a tendency to regress.退化的：带有退化的特征的或有退化的倾向的美国传统〔regress〕To have a tendency to approach or go back to a statistical mean.退步：接近或退回到一个统计方式的美国传统〔repulsion〕Physics The tendency of particles or bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity to separate.【物理学】 斥力：具有相同的电荷或磁极的粒子或物体相分离的倾向美国传统〔resistivity〕The capacity for or tendency toward resistance.抵抗力：抵抗的性能或倾向美国传统〔reverberant〕Having a tendency to reverberate.回响的：具有混响趋势的美国传统〔reverse〕The tendency was reversed.趋势逆转。英汉大词典〔risibility〕The ability or tendency to laugh.爱笑，会笑：笑的能力或趋势美国传统〔rural〕These plants have a tendency to grow in the more rural areas.这些植物大多生长在偏远的乡村。柯林斯高阶〔self-destructive〕Marked by an impulse or tendency to harm or kill oneself.自杀的：表现为伤害自己或有杀害或伤害自己的倾向的美国传统〔shut〕There is a tendency to shut museums or shops at a moment's notice.现在博物馆或商店有一种说关就关的趋势。柯林斯高阶〔sidetrack〕They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you from your task.他们总想让你在工作上分心。外研社新世纪〔sidetrack〕They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you from your task.他们总试图让你从你的任务中分心。柯林斯高阶〔simplism〕The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications.过分简单化：通过忽视其复杂性或困难性而把一个论题或问题过分简化的趋势美国传统〔skin effect〕The tendency of alternating current to flow near the surface of a conductor.集肤效应：改变电流使其在导体表面附近流动的趋向美国传统〔sociality〕The tendency to form communities and societies.社会性：形成社区和社会的趋势美国传统〔stall〕A condition in which an aircraft or airfoil experiences an interruption of airflow resulting in loss of lift and a tendency to drop.失速：飞机遭受空气流的停断造成飞机失速和下降趋势的情况美国传统〔sticky fingers〕A tendency to steal.想偷窃的倾向，手脚不干净美国传统〔stick〕The door's handle has a tendency to stick.这个门把手不好转动。韦氏高阶〔stoop〕He's tall but he has a tendency to stoop.他个子很高，但有点驼背。麦克米伦高阶〔stop〕They tried to stop the tendency of inflation.他们设法阻止住了通货膨胀的势头。21世纪英汉〔strain〕An inborn or inherited tendency or character.天性：与生俱来的或遗传的倾向或性格美国传统〔strength〕Firmness of or a continuous rising tendency in prices, as on the stock market.价格坚挺的趋势：如在股票市场价格坚挺或持续上升的趋势美国传统〔stubborn〕I've got a very stubborn streak (=a tendency to be stubborn) .我的个性很固执。朗文当代〔subvert〕Our best intentions are sometimes subverted by our natural tendency to selfishness.我们的良好意图有时会被自私的本性所破坏。剑桥高阶〔suffer〕He suffers from a tendency to exaggerate.他好夸大其词。外研社新世纪〔tendency〕Greg's tendency to be critical made him unpopular with his co-workers.格雷格爱挑剔的性格使他在同事中不受欢迎。朗文当代〔tendency〕He has a tendency towards snobbery.他经常自命不凡。外研社新世纪〔tendency〕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。柯林斯高阶〔tendency〕He's always had a tendency to be fat.他总是容易发胖。英汉大词典〔tendency〕His tendency to exaggerate is well known.他喜欢夸张是出了名的。剑桥高阶〔tendency〕How can we combat this permanent tendency towards inflation? 我们怎样才能与通货膨胀这一持久趋向作斗争? 英汉大词典〔tendency〕I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous.我紧张时总爱唠叨。牛津高阶〔tendency〕If they could be gainfully employed, their tendency toward crime would be reduced.假如他们能就业拿工资,他们的犯罪倾向会有所减弱。英汉大词典〔tendency〕Industry showed a tendency towards / toward increasingly centralized administration.工业领域显示出日益集中化管理的趋势。牛津搭配〔tendency〕Researchers believe that the tendency for diabetes is present at birth.研究人员认为糖尿病倾向出生时就存在。朗文当代〔tendency〕She has a strong natural tendency towards caution.她天生喜欢小心谨慎。牛津高阶〔tendency〕Shetland jumpers have a tendency to be itchy.雪兰毛套头衫总是很扎人。外研社新世纪〔tendency〕Some people may inherit a tendency to alcoholism.有些人可能遗传了酗酒倾向。朗文当代〔tendency〕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。牛津搭配〔tendency〕The drug is effective but has a tendency to cause headaches.这种药很有效，但可能会引起头疼。朗文当代〔tendency〕The economy has shown a general tendency toward inflation.经济总体上呈现出通货膨胀的趋势。韦氏高阶〔tendency〕The later model has an unfortunate tendency to collapse after a few weeks' use.后一型号用不了几个星期就有易于崩溃的坏毛病。牛津搭配〔tendency〕There is a tendency for farm sizes to increase.农场规模有扩大的倾向。牛津搭配〔tendency〕There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.这种疾病易在家族里遗传。牛津高阶〔tendency〕There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。牛津高阶〔tendency〕There is a growing tendency to regard money more highly than quality of life.越来越多的人倾向于把金钱看得重于生活质量。剑桥高阶〔tendency〕There is an increasing tendency for women to have children later in life.女性晚育趋势越来越强。朗文当代〔tendency〕There's a tendency for a new manager to make changes.每个新经理上任后都很可能会进行改革。麦克米伦高阶〔tendency〕There's a growing tendency for women to marry later.女性越来越倾向于晚婚。牛津搭配〔tendency〕Wood has a tendency to swell if it gets wet.木材有受潮膨胀的特性。英汉大词典〔thermotropism〕The tendency of plants or other organisms to bend toward or away from heat.向温性：植物或其它生物倾向或背离热源的趋势美国传统〔throw out〕The party threw out the Trotskyist Militant Tendency.该党开除了托洛茨基主义的激进派。柯林斯高阶〔trigger-happy〕Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm before adequately identifying the target.爱乱开枪的：有向明确认定的目标开枪的倾向或愿望的美国传统〔undersell〕Many women have a tendency to undersell themselves in job interviews.许多女性在求职面试时往往对自己评价太低。麦克米伦高阶〔understeer〕A tendency to understeer.转向不足的趋势美国传统〔undertone〕An underlying or implied tendency or meaning; an undercurrent.含意；暗流；内在性质：隐含的或含蓄的倾向或意义；潜在势力美国传统〔unfortunate〕He has an unfortunate tendency to show up late.他有个爱迟到的毛病。韦氏高阶〔upside〕An upward tendency, as in business profitability or in the prices of a stock.上升：（商业利润或股票价格的）上涨趋势美国传统〔vagility〕The capacity or tendency of an organism or a species to move about or disperse in a given environment.漫游：某机体或种群在特定环境里游移或传播的能力或倾向美国传统〔wave〕This tendency has generated a new wave of company mergers.这个趋势导致了新一轮的公司并购潮。牛津搭配〔weathercock〕To have a tendency to veer in the direction of the wind. Used of an aircraft or a missile.易于转为迎风：易于转为迎风。用于飞行器或导弹美国传统Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things. 鲍伯有爱夸张的倾向。译典通Coffee growers have always had a tendency to overproduce.咖啡种植者总有过量生产的倾向。牛津商务Fruit growers have a tendency to oversupply.果农有过度供应的倾向。牛津商务He complained that there was a tendency to equate right-wing politics with self-interest.他抱怨有把右翼政策与自身利益等同起来的倾向。剑桥国际He has a tendency to eroticize (= consider in a sexual way) everything.他有把每样事物都色情化的倾向。剑桥国际He has a tendency to oversell himself.他喜欢自我吹嘘。牛津商务He has a tendency towards pessimism. 他有悲观的倾向。译典通He has a certain hypochondriac tendency to exaggerate his illness.他有某种疑病症倾向，喜欢夸大自己的毛病。剑桥国际He is a writer with a tendency to eulogy.他是个喜欢写颂词的作家。剑桥国际He is an excellent travel writer, whose descriptions contain a vivid streak of romanticism (= a tendency to describe things in a way that makes them sound more exciting or mysterious that they really are).他是一位出色的游记作家，他的描写带有一股鲜明的浪漫主义倾向。剑桥国际He said that he deplored television's tendency to be directed towards the lowest common denominator (= things that are of interest or understood by most people in a group) .他说他为电视低俗化的趋向而可惜。剑桥国际He's always had a tendency towards (= He has always liked) fast cars.他一向喜欢速度快的车。剑桥国际His tendency to exaggerate is well known.他喜欢夸张是出了名的。剑桥国际Our best intentions are sometimes subverted by our natural tendency to selfishness.我们的良好意图有时无意中会被天生的自私倾向破坏。剑桥国际People have a tendency to undercharge when they start in business.人们刚开始做生意时往往要价偏低。牛津商务She has a tendency to act impulsively which makes working with her rather unpredictable.她往往冲动行事，这使得和她在一起工作很难摸得准。剑桥国际She's one of those authors who has a tendency to overwrite.她是那些倾向于拖泥带水的作者之一。剑桥国际Their research suggests that some people have an inborn tendency to develop certain kinds of tumour.他们的研究表明有些人天生就容易得某种肿瘤。剑桥国际There is a tendency for unemployment to rise in the summer.夏季失业率有上升的趋势。剑桥国际There is a tendency in films to make the equation between (= to connect) violence and excitement.电影里有把暴力与刺激等同起来的趋势。剑桥国际There is a tendency towards regional cooperation. 有一种地区性合作的趋势。译典通There is a growing tendency to (= More and more people are starting to) regard money more highly than quality of life.越来越多的人趋向于把金钱看得比生活质量更重。剑桥国际There is a slight roguishness (= a tendency to behave in a way which is not approved of) about him which women find irresistible.他身上有一点儿女人无法抗拒的无赖劲头。剑桥国际You have a tendency to rile him whenever you speak. 你每次的发言通常都会让他激动。译典通You have to be careful about what you say to young children, because they have a tendency to parrot it.你得注意和小孩子说的话，因为他们总爱学舌。剑桥国际 |
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