incline
verb (formal)- [intransitive, transitive]
to tend to think or behave in a particular way; to make somebody do this （使）倾向于，有…的趋势 - incline to/towards something
I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage. 我倾向于认为我们在这个阶段不应采取行动。 Young people incline towards individualistic behaviour. 年轻人倾向于个人主义行为。 - incline to do something
The government is more effective than we incline to think. 政府比我们惯常料想的更有成效。 - incline somebody to/towards something
Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime. 缺钱使很多年轻人产生了犯罪倾向。 - incline somebody to do something
His obvious sincerity inclined me to trust him. 他满脸的真诚，让我愿意相信他。
- incline to/towards something
- [transitive] incline your head
to bend your head forward, especially as a sign of agreement, welcome, etc. 点头（尤指以示同意、欢迎等） He inclined his head in acknowledgement. 他歪着头表示感谢。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- [intransitive, transitive] incline (something) (to/towards something)
to lean or slope in a particular direction; to make something lean or slope （使）倾斜 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- steeply
- towards/toward
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘bend (the head or body) towards something’); formerly also as encline: from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in- ‘towards’ + clinare ‘to bend’.