inclines

英 [ɪnˈklaɪnz]

美 [ɪnˈklaɪnz]

v.  (使)倾向于，有…的趋势; 点头(尤指以示同意、欢迎等); (使)倾斜
n.  斜坡; 倾斜; 斜度
incline的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /ɪn'klaɪn/. The noun is pronounced /'ɪnklaɪn/. 动词读作 /ɪn'klaɪn/,名词读作 /'ɪnklaɪn/。


• V-ERG (使)倾向;(使)趋向
  If youincline tothink or act in a particular way, or if somethinginclinesyoutoit, you are likely to think or act in that way.
  1. I incline to the view that he is right.
     我倾向于认为他是正确的。
  2. ...the factors which incline us towards particular beliefs...
     使我们倾向于相信某些特定信仰的因素
  3. Many end up as team leaders, which inclines them to co-operate with the bosses...
     很多人最后成为团队领袖,这使得他们易于和上司合作。
  4. Those who fail incline to blame the world for their failure.
     那些失败者往往将他们的失败归咎于社会。
• VERB 点(头)
  If youinclineyour head, you bend your neck so that your head is leaning forward.
  1. Jack inclined his head very slightly.
     杰克轻轻点了点头。
• N-COUNT 斜坡;斜面
  Aninclineis land that slopes at an angle.
  1. He came to a halt at the edge of a steep incline.
     他在一个陡坡边上停住了。

双语例句

• The land inclines gently to the south.
  地面微微向南倾斜。
• Everything on this snug property was bright, thriving, and well kept; acres of glass houses stretched down the inclines to the copses at their feet.
  在这块幽静舒适的地产上，一切都是光明的，兴旺的，管理得井井有条；占地几英亩的温室从山坡上延伸下去，一直到了山脚下的萌生林那儿。
• The full text inclines to offer the support evidence for the education voucher system.
  全文倾向于为教育凭证制度提供支持性证据。
• When he is introduced to someone he just inclines his head and says nothing.
  当他被介绍给某人时，他只是点了点头不说话。
• The slope inclines at an angle of fifty degrees.
  斜坡以五十度角向下倾斜。
• What he said inclines me to think that he will agree to our plan.
  他的话使我感到他会同意我们的计划。
• Who knows, that we go to bed early, it inclines the fortune balance to us.
  当我们每一天准时进入梦乡的时候，谁又能知道，命运的天平悄悄地向你倾斜了一点呢？
• The road inclines upward.
  这条路向上斜。
• Young people strongly inclines the new thought.
  青年人是强烈地倾向于新思想。
• The roof inclines over the porch.
  这个屋顶朝那门廊上面倾斜。