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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

tendency ['tεndənsɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] 倾向
    a tendency to do sth
    做某事的倾向

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

tendency [ˈtendənsɪ]
  1. 1. noun[c] 癖好爱好(指倾向性的态度、思想或行为)
    Each species has a tendency to stay in a particular area in the forest.
    各个物种都有在森林某一特定区域生长偏好
  2. 2. noun[c] 倾向意向
    They have a tendency to fill the picture space.
    他们想要充实一下这个贴图专区
    At the very thought he felt a tendency to tremble.
    想起这个念头,他就感觉颤抖
  3. 3. noun[c] 特性特征(指在特定条件或环境下出现的可能性)
    Water also has a remarkable tendency to expand, if it is cooled below 4°C.
    如果冷却到4°C以下,水也会具有显著的膨胀特性
    Unhappy homes have a tendency to breed further unhappy homes in succeeding generations.
    幸福家庭都有这样趋势,即把这种不幸福一代代传下去
  4. 4. noun[c] 趋势走向
    She has a tendency to follow the person with the highest rank.
    倾向于跟随高层人士步伐
    The research revealed a high tendency for them to recruit the wrong people.
    研究表明他们雇用不妥人员趋势

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (1 result)

tendency [ˈtendənsi]
  1. 1. noun a strong chance that something will happen in a particular way
  2. 2. noun an attitude, habit, or situation that is starting to develop in a particular way

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I'm always wary of having Frank keep score of the game, I think he has the tendency to cheat.
让弗兰克给比赛记分时我总得盯着点儿,因为我觉得他有作弊的嫌疑。
It is the tendency of capitalism to push production beyond the limits of consumption.
生产供大于求是资本主义的趋势。
Each species has a tendency to stay in a particular area in the forest.
各个物种都有在森林某一特定区域生长的偏好。
She has a tendency to follow the person with the highest rank.
她倾向于跟随高层人士的步伐。
Our teacher has a tendency to accent the first syllable of each word as she reads.
我们的老师在阅读时喜欢重读每个单词的第一个音节。
IT is an inherent human tendency to comprehend the world in binary terms.
IT是人类一个固有的倾向:以二进制来理解这个世界。

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