v (1)前屈，俯身，弯腰(bend forward or downward;lean)[T+n，I+prep(towards)]：～one's head in greeting/prayer 点头致意/低头祈祷;～one's ear to sb's plea 倾听某人的恳求;～towards the speaker to hear more clearly 向发言者探身以便听得更清楚些;～forward 前倾;

(2)倾斜(lean or slope in the direction of)[I，I+prep(towards/to)]：The land～s towards the sea shore. 陆地向海岸倾斜。 The road～s upward/to the left . 这条路向上/左倾斜。

(3)(使)有某种倾向;影响((cause to)have a certain tendency;influence)[T+n+prep(towards)，C+n+to-inf，I+prep(to/towards)]：Mary's love of languages～d her towards a career as a translator. 玛丽对语言的喜爱使她想当翻译家。The news (His sincerity/His letter)～s me to change my mind. 这个消息(他的真诚/他的信)使我改变了主意。～to laziness/tiredness/corpulence 生性懒惰/容易疲倦/有发胖的趋势;～towards depression 极易情绪低落;～towards Communism 倾向共产主义;I～to believe in his innocence. 我倾向于相信他是清白的。〖同〗 tend;

(4)喜爱(have a preference or liking)[I+prep(to/towards)]：～to luxury 喜欢奢华;Cats～towards fish as food. 猫喜欢吃鱼。

be/feel inclined to do sth 1)想，愿意：don't feel～d to talk to him/to work 不想和他说话/工作;2)倾向于，易于：be～d to get tired easily 很容易累;3)觉得，感到：be～d to think he's right/to believe he's innocent觉得他是对的/可以相信他是清白的;

feel inclined for 想：feel～d for a walk/a cup of tea 想散步/喝杯茶;

→͵incli′nation n 倾斜，俯身，倾向，斜坡;

n 斜坡(slope)[C]：run (roll) down a steep/gentle～跑(滚)下陡/缓坡