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tendency
ten·den·cy / 5tZndEnsI ; 5tendEnsi /noun (plural tendencies) C
1. if someone or something has a tendency to do or become a particular thing, they are likely to do or become it倾向:
a tendency to do sth
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。
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。
[+ to / towards ]
Some people may inherit a tendency to alcoholism.有些人可能遗传了酗酒倾向。
[+ for ]
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。
2. a general change or development in a particular direction趋势,趋向:
there is a tendency (for sb) to do sth
There is an increasing tendency for women to have children later in life.女性晚育趋势越来越强。
[+ to / towards ]
a general tendency towards conservation and recycling节约和回收利用的普遍趋势
[+ among ]
a tendency among Americans to get married at a later age美国人晚婚的趋势
3. aggressive / suicidal / criminal / artistic etc tendencies a part of someone's character that makes them likely to behave in a certain way or become an artist, criminal etc暴力倾向/自杀倾向/犯罪倾向/艺术气质等:
children with aggressive or anti-social tendencies具有攻击性倾向或反社会倾向的儿童
4. [also + plural verb BrE] a group within a larger political group that supports ideas that are usually more extreme than those of the main group〔政党内部的〕极端势力:
the growing fascist tendency日益增长的法西斯极端势力

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