incline
incline
verb
inclinable
adjective
incliner
noun
语源
verb
- (be inclined to/towards/to do something)feel willing or favourably disposed towards (an action, belief, or attitude)
想要，赞同（行动，信仰，态度）
he was inclined to accept the offer.
他想接受那项提议。
Lucy was inclined to a belief in original sin.
露西赞同原罪说。
■[with infinitive](especially as a polite formula) tend towards holding a specified opinion
［尤作为客套用语］倾向于，持…意见
I'm inclined to agree with you.
我倾向于赞同你的意见。
■[with obj.]make (someone) willing or disposed to do something
使想要，使倾向于
his prejudice inclines him to overlook obvious facts.
他的偏见使他忽视显而易见的事实。
■[no obj.]feel favourably disposed to someone or something
赞同（某人，某事）
I incline to the view that this conclusion is untenable.
我赞同该结论站不住脚这一观点。 - (be inclined to/to do something)have a tendency to do something
喜欢做…
she's inclined to gossip with complete strangers.
她喜欢和完全陌生的人说三道四。
■[with adverbial]have a specified disposition or talent
有…倾向；有…才能
some people are very mathematically inclined.
有些人非常有数学才能。 - [no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction]lean or turn away from a given plane or direction, especially the vertical or horizontal
（尤指从垂直或水平方向）倾斜，偏离
the bunker doors incline outwards.
舱门向外打开。
[as adj. inclined]an inclined ramp.
斜坡。
■[with obj.]bend (one's head) forwards and downwards
低（头）
- an inclined surface or slope, especially on a road, path, or railway
（尤指道路、小径或铁路的）斜面，斜坡
the road climbs a long incline through a forest.
道路穿过森林，走了一道长长的斜坡。
■an inclined plane
斜面
the Hay Incline was built to raise boats from one canal level to another.
建造海伊斜面用以将船只从运河的一个高度提升到另一高度。
inclinable
adjective
incliner
noun
语源
- Middle English (originally in the sense 'bend (the head, the body, or oneself) towards something'); formerly also as encline): from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in- 'towards' + clinare 'to bend'
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