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inclination

noun
🔊/ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn/
🔊/ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a feeling that makes you want to do something倾向；意愿
    • inclination (to do something) He did not show the slightest inclination to leave.他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。🔊🔊
    • My natural inclination is to find a compromise.我生性易于妥协。🔊🔊
    • She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them.她既没有时间也不愿意帮助他们。🔊🔊
    • inclination (towards/for something) She lacked any inclination for housework.她一点都没有兴趣做家务。🔊🔊
    • by inclination He was a loner by nature and by inclination.他天性不喜交际，而且也无意于此。🔊🔊
    • You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career.你必须按照自己的意愿选择职业。🔊🔊
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    • In matters of dress she followed her personal inclinations rather than fashion.在穿着方面她随心所欲，并不追逐时尚。
    • Hopes of advancement in the company may curb any inclination to deviate from the requirements of superiors.希望在公司里步步高升的人可能克制自己违逆上级要求的心思。
    • You should resist any inclination to meddle.你应该抑制任何管闲事的意向。
    • Your first inclination may be to panic.你的第一感觉也许会是恐慌。
    • He is a teacher by occupation but a philosopher by inclination.他的职业是教师，但他的意愿是当哲学家。
    • My own inclination is to be more direct in approach.我自己倾向于在方法上更加直接一些。
    • She has no inclination towards mysticism.她一点也不倾向于神秘主义。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • strong
    • slight
    • little
    • …
    verb + inclination
    • feel
    • have
    • show
    • …
    preposition
    • by inclination
    • inclination for
    • inclination towards/​toward
    • …
    phrases
    • neither the time nor the inclination
    • the time or the inclination
    See full entry
  2. [countable] inclination to do something a new way of doing something that is starting to develop趋向；趋势
    • There is an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject.有一种趋向认为地理是一门次要的学科。🔊🔊
    • There is an inclination to present a one-sided view of the researchers' findings.倾向于呈现研究人员发现的单方面观点。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • strong
    • slight
    • little
    • …
    verb + inclination
    • feel
    • have
    • show
    • …
    preposition
    • by inclination
    • inclination for
    • inclination towards/​toward
    • …
    phrases
    • neither the time nor the inclination
    • the time or the inclination
    See full entry
  3. [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (specialist) a degree of sloping倾斜度
    • The panels are placed at an inclination of 45 degrees.面板倾斜45度放置。
    • The earth's angle of inclination remains constant as it orbits the sun.地球绕太阳旋转时的倾斜角度保持恒定。
  4. [countable] a small movement downwards, usually of the head 向下的轻微动作；（通常指）点头
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inclinatio(n-), from inclinare ‘bend towards’, from in- ‘towards’ + clinare ‘to bend’.