tendencies

英 [ˈtɛndənsiz]

美 [ˈtɛndənsiz]

n.  倾向; 偏好; 性情; 趋势; 趋向; (政党内的)极端派别
tendency的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (令人焦虑或不快的)习惯，经常性行为，倾向
  Atendencyis a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring.
  1. The army has become increasingly restless over the mounting separatist tendencies of the northern republics.
     军方对于北方几个共和国不断加剧的分裂倾向感到越来越不安。
  2. ...the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years.
     近年来政府的保密倾向
• N-COUNT (性格中不良的)倾向，偏好
  Atendencyis a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way.
  1. He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery...
     他被宠坏了，傲慢无礼，而且经常自命不凡。
  2. Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.
     海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。

双语例句

• We learn a great deal about the details and features of Montaigne's habits, tendencies, and biases.
  我们知悉很多关于蒙田的习惯、好和偏见等的细节与特点。
• His iconoclastic tendencies can get him into trouble.
  他与传统信仰相悖的思想倾向可能会给他带来麻烦。
• Not all tendencies towards bourgeois liberalization were overcome, and some even grew worse.
  资产阶级自由化倾向有的有所克服，有的没有克服，有的发展得更严重了。
• We should rectify the undesirable tendencies in time.
  我们应该及时纠正不良倾向。
• Both these tendencies can be found in the thinking of many comrades.
  这两种倾向，在我们的许多同志的思想中是存在着的。
• American abdication would tempt Soviet tendencies toward filling every vacuum.
  美国的退位将使苏联想要填补每一个真空。
• As they indicate in the following quotes, this dual perspective influenced their future tendencies.
  如同在下面的引述中他们所指出的一样，这种双重视角影响了他们未来的动向。
• The essay bitterly satirized some unhealthy tendencies in society.
  这篇杂文辛辣地讽刺了社会上的一些不良现象。
• Her suicidal tendencies continued for several more weeks.
  她的自杀倾向又持续了几周。
• The chief engineer sounded a sharp warning against all these tendencies.
  总工程师对这些倾向发出了尖锐的警告。