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

• Tone down your kamikaze tendencies and take more prudent risks.
  别那么玩命，冒险时要谨慎些。
• Both these tendencies can be found in the thinking of many comrades.
  这两种倾向，在我们的许多同志的思想中是存在着的。
• 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。
• We must check bad tendencies.
  （我们）要煞住歪风邪气。
• Not all tendencies towards bourgeois liberalization were overcome, and some even grew worse.
  资产阶级自由化倾向有的有所克服，有的没有克服，有的发展得更严重了。
• Measures China should take to keep up with the development tendencies are discussed.
  讨论了为赶上现代分析仪器的发展趋势，我国应采取的措施。
• But certain tendencies towards a crude approach and over-simplification cannot be ignored or denied.
  工作中也存在着某些简单化和粗暴的倾向，这也不能否认和忽视。
• Her suicidal tendencies continued for several more weeks.
  她的自杀倾向又持续了几周。
• There are some tendencies in process of transformation, such as informatization, globalization, marketization and ecologicalization.
  在这一转变过程中，世界工业化发展出现了信息化、全球化、市场化、生态化的趋势。
• We should rectify the undesirable tendencies in time.
  我们应该及时纠正不良倾向。