incline

verb

/ɪnˈklaɪn/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they incline	/ɪnˈklaɪn/ /ɪnˈklaɪn/
he / she / it inclines	/ɪnˈklaɪnz/ /ɪnˈklaɪnz/
past simple inclined	/ɪnˈklaɪnd/ /ɪnˈklaɪnd/
past participle inclined	/ɪnˈklaɪnd/ /ɪnˈklaɪnd/
-ing form inclining	/ɪnˈklaɪnɪŋ/ /ɪnˈklaɪnɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to tend to think or behave in a particular way; to make somebody do this（使）倾向于，有…的趋势
- incline to/towards something I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage.我倾向于认为我们在这个阶段不应采取行动。
- Young people incline towards individualistic behaviour.年轻人倾向于个人主义行为。
- incline to do something The government is more effective than we incline to think.政府比我们惯常料想的更有成效。
- incline somebody to/towards something Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime.缺钱使很多年轻人产生了犯罪倾向。
- incline somebody to do something His obvious sincerity inclined me to trust him.他满脸的真诚，让我愿意相信他。
[transitive] incline your head to bend your head forward, especially as a sign of agreement, welcome, etc.点头（尤指以示同意、欢迎等）
- He inclined his head in acknowledgement.他歪着头表示感谢。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- slightly
[intransitive, transitive] incline (something) (to/towards something) to lean or slope in a particular direction; to make something lean or slope（使）倾斜
- The land inclined gently towards the shore.地面缓缓向海岸倾斜。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- gently
- steeply
preposition
- towards/toward

词源Middle English (originally in the sense ‘bend (the head or body) towards something’); formerly also as encline: from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in- ‘towards’ + clinare ‘to bend’.