1be inclined to agree/think/believe etcto hold a particular opinion, but not very strongly 倾向于赞同/认为/相信等
Arthur has some strange ideas, but on this occasion I’m inclined to agree with him.
阿瑟是有一些奇怪的想法,但这次我倒是倾向于同意他的观点。
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be inclined to agree/think/believe etc• Before then, we are inclined to believe only hipjazzmusicians and self-destructivebeatpoets did dope.• I am inclined to believe the police.• Some conservativepoliticianswere inclined to agree.• Still, when he makes a statement such as you refer to, I would be inclined to believe him.• Or did he, as some are inclined to think, actually invent it?• We are inclined to think of connections between earlier and later events rather than connections between simultaneous events.• After reading this book, you might be inclined to think so.• You are inclined to agree with their judgement.
2be inclined to do something/inclined to somethingto be likely to do something or behave in a particular way 有做某事的意向,倾向于做某事
Commandos are inclined to shoot first and ask questions later.
突击队员往往会先开枪,然后再问话。
He was inclined to self-pity.
他爱自怜。
3be/feel inclined (to do something)to want to do something, but without having a strong desire 想(做某事)〔但愿望不强烈〕
It was Sunday morning, and she was not inclined to get up yet.
那是星期天早上,她还不想起床。
You can visit our chat rooms, if you feel so inclined.
你有兴趣的话可以登录我们的聊天室。
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be/feel inclined (to do something)• I would be inclined to add an externalcanisterfilter to your set-up, such as an Eheim 2215.• Still, when he makes a statement such as you refer to, I would be inclined to believe him.• The faster the heart beats the more rapidly we may be inclined to breathe and the more oxygen we take in.• We might be inclined to reject the arrangement because it seems unattractive and not what we want.• We naturally feel inclined to reject these theories for that reason.• I would be inclined to remove the odd fish, though.• After reading this book, you might be inclined to think so.• The Fedchiefimplied the central bank might be inclined to wait until its March 20 meeting before taking such a step.
4artistically/musically/mathematically etc inclinedGOOD ATnaturally interested in or good at art, music etc 有艺术/音乐/数学等天赋的
For the artistically inclined, the markets are full of interest.
对有艺术天赋的人来说,这些市场相当有趣味。
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artistically/musically/mathematically etc inclined• Some people are very mathematically inclined, others excel in verbalskills.• For the artistically inclined the fleamarkets of Paris are full of interest and are, of course, totally free.• If you are musically inclined, you might hear sounds or tones.
1wanting to do sth想要做VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, seem情願;感覺情願;似乎願意◇I only write when I feel inclined to.我只在感覺想寫的時候才動筆。◇There's time for a swim if you feel so inclined.你要是那麼想游泳的話還是有時間的。ADVERB➤strongly, very渴望做;很想做▸➤rather相當想做◇I'm rather inclined to wait a few days before deciding.我很想在決定之前再等上幾天。➤half部份願意◇I'm half inclined to agree with you.你的觀點我有一半是贊同的。➤favourably/favorably持肯定意見PREPOSITION➤towards/toward想要⋯◇Advertising aims to make people feel favourably inclined towards products. (BrE) 廣告的目的是讓人們對產品產生好感。◇Advertising aims to make people feel favorably inclined toward products. (NAmE) 廣告的目的是讓人們對產品產生好感。inclined
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2tending/likely to do sth可能做VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤appear, be, seem顯得傾向於;傾向於;似乎傾向於▸➤become, grow變得有可能ADVERB➤strongly, very強烈傾向於;非常有可能▸➤increasingly越來越傾向於▸➤rather, slightly很是/略微傾向於◇She's rather inclined to become impatient.她特別容易不耐煩。➤less, little (especially BrE) 不怎麼/很少傾向於◇They are less inclined to ask questions.他們不怎麼提問。➤naturally自然地傾向於▸➤criminally, mystically, romantically有犯罪傾向;有神秘氣息;有浪漫氣質◇The club was a notorious hang-out for the criminally inclined.這家俱樂部臭名昭著,是不法之徒頻繁出沒的場所。PREPOSITION➤to (formal) 傾向於⋯◇people who are naturally inclined to melancholy生性憂鬱的人PHRASES➤that way inclined (informal, especially BrE) 對那方面感興趣◇I didn't know you were that way inclined (= interested in such things).我不知道你有那方面的愛好。inclined
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3having a natural ability for sth有天賦VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤appear, be, seem顯得有天賦;有天賦;似乎有天賦ADVERB➤academically, artistically, mathematically, musically, etc.有學術、藝術、數學、音樂等天賦◇children who are academically inclined有學術天賦的孩子