一、詳細(xì)釋義：


n.

趨勢，趨向 [C]


例句：

There is a natural tendency for services to proliferate.

各種服務(wù)大量產(chǎn)生就成為一種自然的趨勢。


例句：

He consequently believes in an innate tendency towards progressive and more perfect development.

因此，他相信生物有一種內(nèi)在的傾向，使它朝著進(jìn)步和更完善的方向發(fā)展。


傾向，偏好，性情 [C]


例句：

Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things.

鮑勃有愛夸張的傾向。


例句：

Her former tendency toward melancholia was dispelled.

她從前憂郁的傾向已經(jīng)消失了。


【英】（政黨內(nèi)的）極端派別 [C]

二、詞義辨析：


trend,tendency,current

這些名詞均含“趨勢，傾向”之意。 trend指事物發(fā)展總的方向、傾向或趨勢。 tendency指固有或習(xí)得的傾向性，強(qiáng)調(diào)沒有外來的影響或干擾。 current指向某一方面發(fā)展或在確趨向中行動。


三、參考例句：


The tendency was reversed.

趨勢逆轉(zhuǎn)了。


Prices have an upward tendency.

價(jià)格有上升的趨勢。


He has a tendency towards pessimism.

他有悲觀的傾向。


He has a tendency to forget things.

他有健忘的傾向。


There is a tendency towards regional cooperation.

有一種地區(qū)性合作的趨勢。


Depress the over-demand tendency of resources.

抑制資源需求過旺勢頭。


Prices show a tendency to increase.

物價(jià)呈現(xiàn)上升的趨勢。


Their tendency is gross and illiberal.

說這種話顯得粗野，缺乏教養(yǎng)。


Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things.

鮑勃有愛夸張的傾向。


The tendency manifested itself in many ways.

這個(gè)趨勢表現(xiàn)在很多方面。