(1)趋(倾)向(beginnings of a movement towards (doing or being) sth)[C]：a～to get fat发胖的趋势;a～towards fatness 发胖的趋势;have a～to(wards) leftwing extremism/panic 容易极端左倾/恐慌;show a～to improve 呈现出改善的趋势;The children have a～to be noisy/talk too much. 孩子们天性喜欢喧闹/高谈阔论。The car's engine has a～to stall in cold weather. 汽车的发动机在寒冷的天气常常停机。 Milk has a～to go sour in hot weather. 牛奶在热天容易变酸。homicidal～ies 杀人倾向;

(2)趋势，变化，动向(natural inclination)[C]：Prices/Stock market prices continue to show an upward～. 物价/股市牌价继续呈上升的趋势。an artistic～艺术的倾向;〖同〗inclination;〖反〗disinclination;

【辨异】tendency与current、drift、inclination和trend的区别见CURRENT。

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