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if somebody/something has a particular tendency, they are likely to behave or act in a particular way 倾向；偏好；性情 to display artistic tendencies 展示艺术倾向 - tendency to do something
I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous. 我紧张时总爱唠叨。 This material has a tendency to shrink when washed. 这种布料经洗涤容易收缩。 - tendency for somebody/something to do something
There is a tendency for this disease to run in families. 这种疾病易在家族里遗传。 - tendency to/towards something
She has a strong natural tendency towards caution. 她天生小心谨慎。
Extra ExamplesSeveral patients admitted to suicidal tendencies. 几个病人承认有自杀倾向。 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。 a worrying tendency among the abused to become abusers 受虐者变为施虐者这一令人担忧的倾向 our natural human tendency to group all the things we don't like together 把我们不喜欢的东西归在一起的人类自然倾向 The natural tendency is to try harder when there are problems with a project. 当一个项目有问题时，自然倾向于更加努力。 We have a tendency to blame ourselves when things go wrong. 当事情出错时，我们有责备自己的倾向。 The training courses aim to reduce the tendency for young people to leave the industry. 培训课程旨在减少年轻人离开这个行业的趋势。 They have a tendency towards over-optimism. 他们有过度乐观的倾向。
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a new custom that is starting to develop 趋势；趋向 - tendency (for somebody/something) (to do something)
There's a growing tendency for women to marry later. 女性越来越倾向于晚婚。 - tendency to/towards something
Industry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration. 工业领域显示出日益集中化管理的趋势。
Extra ExamplesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
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- [countable + singular or plural verb] (British English)
a group within a larger political group, whose views are more extreme than those of the rest of the group （政党内的）极端派别 a growing separatist tendency within the Anglo-Irish community 盎格鲁-爱尔兰群体中日益增长的分离主义倾向
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin tendentia, from tendere ‘to stretch’.