inclined

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in·clined /ɪnˈklaɪnd/ adjectiveadj

1 be inclined to agree/think/believe etc to hold a particular opinion, but not very strongly 傾向於贊同/認爲/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，但這次我倒是傾向於同意他的觀點。

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be inclined to agree/think/believe etc• Before then, we are inclined to believe only hip jazz musicians and self-destructive beat poets did dope.• I am inclined to believe the police.• Some conservative politicians were 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.

2 be inclined to do something/inclined to something to be likely to do something or behave in a particular way 有做某事的意向，傾向於做某事

Commandos are inclined to shoot first and ask questions later.

突擊隊員往往會先開槍，然後再問話。

He was inclined to self-pity.

他愛自憐。

3 be/feel inclined (to do something) to want to do something, but without having a strong desire 想(做某事)〔但願望不強烈〕

It was Sunday morning, and she was not inclined to get up yet.

那是星期天早上，她還不想起床。

You can visit our chat rooms, if you feel so inclined.

你有興趣的話可以登錄我們的聊天室。

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be/feel inclined (to do something)• I would be inclined to add an external canister filter 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 Fed chief implied the central bank might be inclined to wait until its March 20 meeting before taking such a step.

4 artistically/musically/mathematically etc inclined GOOD ATnaturally interested in or good at art, music etc 有藝術/音樂/數學等天賦的

For the artistically inclined, the markets are full of interest.

對有藝術天賦的人來說，這些市場相當有趣味。

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artistically/musically/mathematically etc inclined• Some people are very mathematically inclined, others excel in verbal skills.• For the artistically inclined the flea markets of Paris are full of interest and are, of course, totally free.• If you are musically inclined, you might hear sounds or tones.

5. HORIZONTALsloping or leaning in a particular direction 傾斜的；有坡度的

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inclined• It is not easy in a country as hierarchically inclined as ours to continually question authority in a constructive way.• When the telephone rang yet again, she was inclined not to answer it.• I must admit the Hockin style was inclined to be more racy than that I used for the Gazette.• It manipulates the environment, and it is able to enforce moral duties on those who are inclined to disregard them.• Anyone inclined to mock this suggestion should note that the armed services are perhaps the most respected institution in Britain today.• More orthodox scholars are inclined to scoff at such theories.• Or did he, as some are inclined to think, actually invent it?• Since plaintiffs naturally inclined to value their lost property exorbitantly, defendants did have reason to think seriously about restoring it.

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