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

• We must check bad tendencies.
  （我们）要煞住歪风邪气。
• 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。
• Watch out for symptoms of unhealthy tendencies.
  要注意不良倾向的苗头。
• The chief engineer sounded a sharp warning against all these tendencies.
  总工程师对这些倾向发出了尖锐的警告。
• There are serious tendencies towards capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.
  富裕农民中的资本主义倾向是严重的。
• GEMINI& SCORPIO: Scorpio's jealous tendencies are impossible for you to handle.
  双子座和天蝎座：天蝎座的善妒使你觉得不好对付。
• 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。
• Her suicidal tendencies continued for several more weeks.
  她的自杀倾向又持续了几周。
• Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.
  海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。
• The English language is full of other apparently contradictory tendencies for words relating to ethnicity.
  英语中还充满了其他一些显然具有矛盾倾向的与种族相关的词。