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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2377 COCA: 3040
tendency
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noun [C] /ˈtendənsi/
singulartendency
pluraltendencies
  1. 1
    a strong chance that something will happen in a particular way 倾向；较大的可能性
    a tendency (for someone/something) to do something :

    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。

    have a tendency to do something :

    You have a tendency to avoid arguments. 你总想尽量避免发生争论。

     Synonyms and related words
    The possibility that something will happen: possibility, chance, probability...
    1. a.
      an aspect of your character that you show by behaving in a particular way 禀性；（性格上的）倾向

      have artistic/criminal/suicidal tendencies 有艺术气质/有犯罪倾向/有自杀倾向

       Synonyms and related words
      Parts of a person's character: a chink in someone's armour, affectation, alter ego...
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    an attitude, habit, or situation that is starting to develop in a particular way 趋势；趋向；倾向

    an increasing/growing tendency 增长趋势

    a tendency (for someone/something) to do something :

    The tendency is for students to research on the Internet. 现在的趋势是让学生在因特网上搞研究。

    a tendency towards something :

    We continue to see a tendency towards globalization of brands. 我们看到品牌全球化的趋势在继续。

     Synonyms and related words
    Habits and habitual behaviour: habit, routine, daily life...
Get It Right!: tendency
When a verb comes after tendency, use the pattern tendency to do something (not ‘tendency of doing something'):
✗ …the tendency of accepting anything written on a piece of paper
✓ …the tendency to accept anything written on a piece of paper
✗ …the tendency of treating the Holocaust as if it had never happened
✓ …the tendency to treat the Holocaust as if it had never happened
When another noun comes after tendency, the usual preposition is towards ( not ‘of'):
✗ There is a tendency of isolation in modern society.
✓ There is a tendency towards isolation in modern society.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2377 COCA: 3040
tendency

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TENDENCY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤clear, great, marked, pronounced, strong明顯的傾向；顯著的趨勢；強烈的趨向▸➤slight些許傾向▸➤greater, growing, increased, increasing更強烈的趨勢；越來越強烈的傾向◇There's a growing tendency for women to marry later.女性越來越傾向於晚婚。➤broad, common, general廣泛的趨勢；普遍的傾向；大趨勢▸➤inbuilt, inherent, innate, natural, underlying內在的傾向；固有的稟性；自然傾向；潛在脾性▸➤human人類傾向◇our natural human tendency to group all the things we don't like together把我們不喜歡的東西歸在一起的人類自然傾向➤alarming, dangerous, unfortunate, worrying令人恐慌的傾向；危險的趨勢；不利傾向；令人憂慮的趨勢◇The later model has an unfortunate tendency to collapse after a few weeks' use.後一型號用不了幾個星期就有易於崩潰的壞毛病。➤contradictory矛盾的傾向▸➤centrifugal離心的傾向◇The civil war reinforced the centrifugal tendencies at work within the economy.內戰加劇了經濟領域的離心傾向。➤aggressive, destructive, homicidal, psychopathic, suicidal, violent侵略／破壞／殺人／病態／自殺／暴力傾向▸➤artistic, criminal, etc.藝術氣質、犯罪傾向等◇He displayed artistic tendencies at an early age.他小時候就顯示出了藝術氣質。➤homosexual, lesbian同性戀／女同性戀傾向VERB + TENDENCY➤have有傾向▸➤display, exhibit, reflect, reveal, show顯示傾向；反映趨勢；揭示趨勢；顯露趨勢▸➤increase, reinforce強化／加劇趨勢▸➤curb, reduce抑制趨勢；減弱傾向▸➤overcome, resist克服／抵制傾向PREPOSITION➤tendency among⋯之中的傾向◇a worrying tendency among the abused to become abusers受虐者變為施虐者這一令人擔憂的傾向➤tendency for⋯的傾向◇There is a tendency for farm sizes to increase.農場規模有擴大的傾向。➤tendency on the part of⋯表現出的傾向◇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。➤tendency towards/toward朝⋯的趨勢◇Industry showed a tendency towards / toward increasingly centralized administration.工業領域顯示出日益集中化管理的趨勢。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2377 COCA: 3040
tendency noun
⇨ tendency (This material has a tendency to shrink.) ⇨ trend (a growing tendency among employers)tendency

noun

tendency ♦︎ orientation ♦︎ bias ♦︎ propensity ♦︎ bentThese are all words for the way a person or thing often behaves or is likely to behave. 这些词均表示倾向、偏好、性情。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a tendency / an orientation / a bias toward / towards sth◆a tendency / a propensity to do sth◆a tendency / an orientation to sth◆a propensity / bent for sth◆a natural tendency / bias / propensity / bent◆an innate tendency / propensity◆to have a tendency / an orientation / a bias / a propensity / a bent■ tendency ˈtendənsi [countable] a characteristic that makes sb/sth likely to behave in a particular way 倾向；偏好；性情◆This material has a tendency to shrink when washed.这种布料经洗涤容易收缩。◆There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.这种疾病易在家族里遗传。◆Several patients admitted to suicidal tendencies.几个病人承认有自杀倾向。  see also tendency ⇨ trend ▸ tend

verb

 [transitive] ◆Women tend to live longer than men.女人往往比男人长寿。◆When I'm tired, I tend to make mistakes.我累了就容易出错。◆It tends to get very cold here in the winter.这里冬天往往会很冷。◆People tend to think that the problem will never affect them.人们往往认为这个问题绝不会影响到他们。■ orientation ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) the type of aims or interests that a person or organization has; a person's basic beliefs or feelings about a particular subject 取向；立场；（个人的）基本信仰，态度◆The classes are essentially theoretical in orientation.这些课程的基本方向是理论性的。◆He belonged to a group with a specific religious and political orientation.他从属于某个有特定的宗教和政治取向的团体。◆legislation forbidding discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation (= whether sb is attracted to men, women or both) 禁止性取向歧视的法规■ bias ˈbaɪəs [countable, usually singular] an interest or ability in one thing more than others 偏爱；偏重（某方面的能力）◆In British universities there was a bias towards pure science.英国的大学过去对纯科学有所偏爱。◆These classes have a strong practical bias.这些课程偏重实用。■ propensity prəˈpensəti [countable, usually singular] (formal) a tendency to a particular kind of behaviour （行为方面的）倾向；习性◆There is an increased propensity for people to live alone.人们独自居住的倾向有所增加。◆They all knew about his propensity for violence.他们都知道他有暴力倾向。■ bent [countable, usually singular] a natural skill or interest in sth （某方面的）天赋，爱好◆Some students have no natural bent for literature at all.有些学生一点儿文学天赋都没有。

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