tendency
n. 倾向; 趋势; 偏好; 极端势力
A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring.
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。
...the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years.
近年来政府的保密倾向
A tendency is a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way.
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。
Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.
海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。
1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others;
2. an inclination to do something;
3. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect;
4. a general direction in which something tends to move;
trend, tendency, current
这些名词均含"趋势,倾向"之意。
The developing tendency of international petrochemical industry has been turned into clustering, intensivism and integration.
园区化、集约化、一体化已成为世界石油和化工发展之潮流.
Wood has a tendency to swell if it gets wet.
木头受潮之后容易膨胀.
From its physics function character, quality is inferior, and have descendent tendency.
从其物理性能而言, 质量较低, 且有下降的趋势.
Over the long haul, market prices have a tendency to " revert the mean . "
长期而言, 市场价格有回归 均值 的趋向.
Elites who are held to answer for this tendency.
精英人士的回答亦持此倾向.