| [/ˏɪŋklɪˈneɪʃn; ˏɪnkləˋneʃən/] n 用法:
1 [C, U] ~ (to/for/towards sth); ~ (to do sth) feeling that makes sb want to behave in a particular way; disposition 倾向; 意向; 意愿:
I have little inclination to listen to you all evening. 我可不愿意一晚上都听你说话. *
She is not free to follow her own inclination in the matter ofmarriage. 她的婚姻不能自主. 用法:
2 [C] ~ to sth; ~ to be/do sth event that regularly happens; tendency 经常发生的事; 趋向; 趋势:
He has an inclination to stoutness/to be fat. 他有发福[发胖]的趋势. *
The car has an inclination to stall on cold mornings. 这辆汽车天冷时早晨常常熄火. 用法:
3 (a) [U] degree of sloping; slant 倾斜度; 坡度; 倾斜.
(b) [C] sloping surface; slope 坡面; 斜面; 斜坡:
a small inclination just beyond the trees 就在树丛那边的一片小坡地. 用法:
4 [C usu sing 通常作单数] bending or bowing movement 弯曲的动作; 弯腰:
an inclination of his head 他点了点头. |