inclination

英 [ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn]

n.  倾向; 意愿; 趋向; 趋势; 倾斜度

复数：inclinations　

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同义词辨析

biasaptitudebentfavourinclinationpreferenceprejudice【导航词义：偏爱，偏向】

牛津词典

noun

• 倾向；意愿
  a feeling that makes you want to do sth
  1. He did not show the slightest inclination to leave.
     他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。
  2. My natural inclination is to find a compromise.
     我生性易于妥协。
  3. She lacked any inclination for housework.
     她一点都没有兴趣做家务。
  4. He was a loner by nature and by inclination .
     他天性不喜交际，且自己也无意于此。
  5. 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。
  6. You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career.
     你必须按照自己的意愿选择职业。
• 趋向；趋势
  a tendency to do sth
  1. 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。
• 倾斜度
  a degree of sloping
  1. an inclination of 45˚
     45˚的倾斜度
  2. the angle of inclination
     倾角
• 向下的轻微动作；（通常指）点头
  a small downward movement, usually of the head

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 意向;倾向;爱好
  Aninclinationis a feeling that makes you want to act in a particular way.
  1. He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things...
     他没有时间也不愿意去考虑其他事情。
  2. She showed no inclination to go...
     她丝毫没有要走的意思。
  3. He set out to follow his artistic inclinations.
     他开始追求自己的艺术爱好。

英英释义

noun

• the act of inclining
  1. an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
  Synonym:inclining
• a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
  1. the alkaline inclination of the local waters
  2. fabric with a tendency to shrink
  Synonym:tendency
• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
  1. the tower had a pronounced tilt
  2. the ship developed a list to starboard
  3. he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
  Synonym:tiltlistleanleaning
• an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
  1. he had an inclination to give up too easily
  2. a tendency to be too strict
  Synonym:dispositiontendency
• that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
  1. her inclination is for classical music
• (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
  Synonym:angle of inclination
• (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
  Synonym:inclination of an orbit
• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
  Synonym:dipangle of dipmagnetic dipmagnetic inclination

双语例句

• An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy.
  一种通过娱乐或幻想从讨厌的现实中逃走的倾向。
• Inclination and directional changes can also impact the operability of the artificial lift system.
  倾斜度和方向上的改变同样也会影响人工举升系统的操作。
• Inclination in that direction has long been considered frivolous and unmanly.
  这方面的爱好长期被认为是轻薄和非男子气的。
• Monkeys have a natural inclination for climbing.
  猴子性喜攀缘。
• An inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives.
  在所有可供选择中特别钟爱一个群体，意见或见解的倾向。
• He is ready to sacrifice inclination to his country.
  为了祖国的利益他乐于牺牲个人所好。
• She showed no inclination to go
  她丝毫没有要走的意思。
• Much against my inclination, I was persuaded to leave Wuthering Heights and accompany her here.
  我很勉强地被劝说离开了呼啸山庄，陪她到这儿来了。
• A supposed orbit to show the effect of the moon gravitation on the orbit inclination is also introduced.
  利用一条假设的卫星轨道说明了月球引力场对其轨道倾角的影响。
• He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things
  他没有时间也不愿意去考虑其他事情。