inclinationnoun
倾向；意愿
a feeling that makes you want to do sth
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 lacked any inclination for housework.
她一点都没有兴趣做家务。
He was a loner by nature and by inclination .
他天性不喜交际，且自己也无意于此。
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。
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
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
an inclination of 45˚
45˚的倾斜度
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
noun
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- the act of inclining;bending forward
- an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
- Synonym: inclining
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- a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
- the alkaline inclination of the local waters
- fabric with a tendency to shrink
- Synonym: tendency
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- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- the tower had a pronounced tilt
- the ship developed a list to starboard
- he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
- Synonym: tilt list lean leaning
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- an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- he had an inclination to give up too easily
- a tendency to be too strict
- Synonym: disposition tendency
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- that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
- her inclination is for classical music
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- (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
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- (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
- Synonym: inclination of an orbit
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- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- Synonym: dip angle of dip magnetic dip magnetic inclination
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Their inclination to wait and demand more resources desolated President Lincoln .
他们总是等待并要求得到更多资财的倾向让林肯总统甚感不快。
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Study on Structure of Vocational Mental Inclination and Its Measurement Model
职业心理倾向结构及其测评模型的研究
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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。
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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。
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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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My natural inclination is to find a compromise .
我生性易于妥协。
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He did not show the slightest inclination to leave .
他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。
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He was a loner by nature and by inclination .
他天性不喜交际，且自己也无意于此。
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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。
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She showed no inclination to go
她丝毫没有要走的意思。
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He set out to follow his artistic inclinations .
他开始追求自己的艺术爱好。
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He has no inclination to be a teacher .
他不想当教师。
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She has an inclination for sports .
她爱好运动。
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There is always a certain inclination in a ship 's deck .
船的甲板总有几分斜度。
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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。
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I 've no inclinations towards life as a doctor .
我的志趣不是行医。
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This young man had all the inclination to be a profligate of the first water .
这个青年完全有可能成为十足的浪子。
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Monkeys have a natural inclination for climbing .
猴子性喜攀缘。
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I have neither the time nor the inclination ; in short , I refuse to do it .
我是既没工夫又没兴趣，总之，我不干。
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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。
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No longer have we the inclination to let ourselves wander through fields of know ledges , ready to be surprised .
我们不再愿意徜徉在知识的田野中，准备好大吃一惊。
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She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head .
她微微点头向我们致意。
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I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry .
我没有丝毫着急的意思。
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His taunting inclination subdued for a moment by the old man 's grief and wildness .
老人的悲伤和狂乱使他那嘲弄的意图暂时收敛起来。
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He has an inclination to stoutness / to be fat .
他有发福[发胖]的趋势。
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Analysis of Middle and Lower Groups ' Inclination toward Employment Policy
中低层灵活就业群体对就业政策的倾向性分析
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Dynamic Simulation of Leaf Inclination Angle Distribution Based on Ellipsoidal Function
基于椭球函数的棉花叶倾角分布动态模拟
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Experimental study on automatic vertical drilling tool inclination control
自动垂直钻井工具纠斜控制实验研究
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The Non η Corrected Side Inclination Method in X-ray Stress Measurement
X射线应力测定中的无倾角侧倾法
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Kindergarten 's Inclination to Primary School : the Present Situation and Solution
幼儿教育小学化倾向现状及对策分析
指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。
He has a strong painting bias.
他有很高的绘画天分。
She has a bias against jazz music.
她对爵士乐有偏见。
You should have no bias in favour of either side.
你对双方应该不偏不倚。
指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。
Swallows have an aptitude for building nests.
燕子有筑巢的习性。
He has an aptitude for painting.
他有绘画的才能。
强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。
He has a bent for music.
他酷爱音乐。
The natural bent of my mind was to science.
我生来爱好科学。
指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。
Usually, parents show favour to the youngest of their children.
父母通常偏爱最小的孩子。
He is careful to show favour to no one.
他小心谨慎地不偏袒任何人。
指某人想做某事的一种意愿。
She has an inclination for sports.
她爱好运动。
He has no inclination to be a teacher.
他不想当教师。
指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。
I have a preference for country life.
我偏爱乡村生活。
Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.
本爱物理胜过英语。
尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。
African Americans still face racial prejudice in America.
在美国，黑人依然要面对种族歧视问题。
He has a prejudice against pop music.
他对流行音乐怀有偏见。