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tendency

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ten·den·cy /ˈtendənsi/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun (plural tendencies) [countableC]  
1  PROBABLYif someone or something has a tendency to do or become a particular thing, they are likely to do or become it 倾向
a tendency to do something
 Greg’s tendency to be critical made him unpopular with his co-workers.
格雷格爱挑剔的性格使他的同事都不喜欢他。
 The drug is effective but has a tendency to cause headaches.
这种药很有效，但可能会引起头疼。
tendency to/towards
 Some people may inherit a tendency to alcoholism.
有些人可能遗传了酗酒倾向。
tendency for
 Researchers believe that the tendency for diabetes is present at birth.
研究人员认为糖尿病倾向出生时就存在。
2  IN GENERALa general change or development in a particular direction 趋势，趋向
there is a tendency (for somebody) to do something
 There is an increasing tendency for women to have children later in life.
女性晚育趋势不断上升。
tendency to/towards
 a general tendency towards conservation and recycling
节约和回收利用的普遍趋势
tendency among
 a tendency among Americans to get married at a later age
美国人晚婚的趋势
3  aggressive/suicidal/criminal/artistic etc tendencies CHARACTER/PERSONALITYa part of someone’s character that makes them likely to behave in a certain way or become an artist, criminal etc 暴力倾向/自杀倾向/犯罪倾向/艺术气质等
 children with aggressive or anti-social tendencies
具有攻击性倾向或反社会倾向的儿童
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aggressive/suicidal/criminal/artistic etc tendencies• The Asiaticus does not appear to have any aggressive tendencies and appears to be equally active during the day and night.• In Phoenix any aggressive tendencies were dampened by the location of these agencies within a government structure that frowned on federal aid.• Through a series of flashbacks, Judith's past is gradually explored, and you begin to take her suicidal tendencies seriously.• The rumbling row with the unions over ending the block vote is a classic example of its suicidal tendencies.• Learning theories have been much more important in positivist theorising about the acquisition of criminal tendencies.• Most probably, if had not been articulated in times of war these artistic tendencies would have simply been considered marginal.• Its sedative effects were valued, but sometimes progressed to pathological depression with suicidal tendencies, so its use was limited.
4  PPGa group within a larger political group that supports ideas that are usually more extreme than those of the main group 〔政党内部的〕极端势力
 the growing fascist tendency
日益膨胀的法西斯极端势力
n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
In this meaning, tendency is usually followed by a singular verb:
The extremist tendency is becoming more powerful.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb:
The extremist tendency are becoming more powerful.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 3
adjectives
a natural tendency (=one you are born with)
His recent experiences had reinforced a strong natural tendency towards caution.
an inherent/innate tendency (=one that you are born with, which will not change)
When attacked, some people have an inherent tendency to fight back.
a strong tendency
There is a strong tendency to give dying patients far more drugs than are necessary.
a marked tendency (=noticeable)
There is a marked tendency for Hollywood marriages to end in divorce.
aggressive/violent tendencies
Some breeds of dog have aggressive tendencies.
suicidal tendencies
They failed to inform the prison authorities of the man's suicidal tendencies.
criminal tendencies
How should we deal with young people who have criminal tendencies?
artistic tendencies
As he grew up, he displayed artistic tendencies.
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tendency• There is a tendency for illnesses to become more prolonged, less intense and for the recovery to be slower.• The arrow represents a plausible evolutionary tendency of adaptability.• Can you discern an editorial leaning or tendency in the work they accept?• It's then that you realise he keeps his psychotic tendencies hidden, only to be let out onstage.• Her speech is badly slurred, and the tendency is to dismiss her as a drunk or a druggie.• Class Status derives from the tendency of people to accord positive and negative values to human attributes and to distribute respect accordingly.• Second, there is the tendency to hasten all those final writing chores, and this is a mistake.
tendency for• A teenager's tendency for acne problems could be genetic.
tendency to/towards• The record shows a tendency to make a couple of kinds of particularly costly mistakes.• This was very difficult to do and there was a tendency to place the y-intercept at the origin.• I said I thought there was a tendency to do this.• Her tendency to do so declines, however, as she gets bored with the song.• None had relished Eden's tendency to transmit his own nervousness to colleagues.• His love of stories was connected to this same tendency to see everything in human terms.• There is some tendency to assume that in Washington, too, budget-making is largely an executive function.• There has been a traditional tendency to expect just that.
Origin tendency
(1600-1700) Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere; → TEND
ten·den·cy noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2377 COCA: 3040

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