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

• Watch out for symptoms of unhealthy tendencies.
  要注意不良倾向的苗头。
• 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。
• 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。
• We should rectify the undesirable tendencies in time.
  我们应该及时纠正不良倾向。
• City's community construction is one of the development tendencies during Chinese social development.
  在中国社会发展中，城市社区建设是发展的主要趋势之一。
• 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。
• I was always regarded in the Army with a certain amount of suspicion because of my left-wing tendencies.
  由于我的左翼倾向，在军队中我总是受到一些猜疑。
• She exhibited none of the narcissistic and nihilistic tendencies of her peers.
  她一点儿都没表现出同龄人那种自恋和虚无主义的性格倾向。
• They did show decidedly corporatist tendencies.
  他们确实表现出明显的社团主义倾向。
• The essay bitterly satirized some unhealthy tendencies in society.
  这篇杂文辛辣地讽刺了社会上的一些不良现象。