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

• 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。
• They did show decidedly corporatist tendencies.
  他们确实表现出明显的社团主义倾向。
• 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。
• Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.
  海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。
• Tone down your kamikaze tendencies and take more prudent risks.
  别那么玩命，冒险时要谨慎些。
• Planning and design theories and attitudes often originate in abstract and generalized tendencies and perception.
  规划和设计理论和看法大体是源于抽象而独立的潮流和概念。
• Hence, the two tendencies of negating and neglecting the normative elements of traditional Chinese law should be amended.
  因此，以往研究中对中国古代法规则性因素的忽视和否定两种倾向都应该加以修正。
• Her suicidal tendencies continued for several more weeks.
  她的自杀倾向又持续了几周。
• We should rectify the undesirable tendencies in time.
  我们应该及时纠正不良倾向。
• The film reminds us of our tendencies to form stereotypes.
  这部电影提醒我们，人们总倾向于对事物形成刻板的印象。