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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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