incline

英 [ɪn'klaɪn] 美 [ɪn'klaɪn]

• n. 倾斜；斜坡；斜面
• v. (使)倾向于；向前弯；(使)倾斜

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. & vt. (使)倾斜,(使)偏向

   (cause to) move down

2. vi. & vt. (使)认为,(使)倾向

   encourage or cause sb to feel, think, etc.

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 斜面，斜坡，斜度，坡度
2. 倾斜
3. 斜井
4. 车道
5. 倾斜线

v. 动词

1. 倾斜，偏斜
2. 使倾向于
3. 倾向于，有意，有...倾向，有…的趋势
4. 弄斜，使倾斜，使偏向
5. 低（头）；屈（身）；点（头）；弯腰
6. 使想要
7. 使（某人）有意思
8. 偏向，认为，赞同
9. 偏爱，喜欢，有癖好
10. 影响，左右

英英释义

Noun:

1. an elevated geological formation;

   "he climbed the steep slope"
   "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
   

2. an inclined surface connecting two levels

Verb:

1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;

   "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"
   "These dresses run small"
   "He inclined to corpulence"
   

2. bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well;

   "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"
   

3. lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow;

   "She inclined her head to the student"
   

4. be at an angle;

   "The terrain sloped down"
   

5. feel favorably disposed or willing;

   "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs"
   

6. make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief;

   "Their language inclines us to believe them"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The houses followed the curve of the road, which wound up a slight incline.
   这些房子沿着道路有些倾斜的曲线而建。
2. She plunged instantly down the slippery incline.
   她立刻沿着光滑的斜坡向下跌落。
3. Galileo rolled small metal balls down the incline.
   伽利略让小金属球从斜面滚下。

用作动词 (v.)

1. I incline to his opinion on this matter.
   对这件事我倾向于他的观点。
2. We incline towards the second alternative.
   我们比较同意第二种办法。
3. I incline to believe in his innocence.
   我倾向相信他没有罪。
4. His attitude did not incline me to help him .
   他的态度没有使我想帮助他。
5. Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime.
   缺钱使很多年轻人产生了犯罪倾向。
6. She inclined her head in prayer.
   她低头祈祷。
7. It's okay to let your upper body incline forward a bit.
   可以让你的上半身前倾一些。
8. The land inclined gently towards the shore.
   地面缓缓向海岸倾斜。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～+to- v

1. I incline to take the opposite point of view.
   我倾向于反对观点。
2. Older people incline to rise up early.
   老年人常常起得早。
3. We are all inclined to mourn the passing of old institutions.
   我们常为失去古老的习俗而惋惜。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Mother inclined her cheek and her little daughter gave it a kiss.
   母亲俯下身来,她的小女儿在她的脸颊上亲了一口。
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2. Do you feel inclined for a swim with me?
   你愿意和我一起游泳吗?
3. I'm inclined to think the teacher is right.
   我觉得老师是对的。
4. Bill did not seem specially inclined to talk to her.
   比尔不太想和她说话。
5. I’m sometimes inclined to believe that she has gone mad.
   有时候我觉得她疯了。
6. I'm inclined to agree with them.
   我倾向于同意他们的意见。
7. He is inclined to be lazy.
   他总是懒洋洋的。

经典引文

• The young man inclines his head graciously.

  出自： P. Lively

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

incline forward (v.+adv.)

向前曲身,探身 bend forward, lean forward
incline forward
The partly deaf man inclined forward to hear the conversation more clearly.

那个耳朵半聋的人把身子往前凑,以便把谈话听得更清楚。
The mirror is so badly placed that the driver has to incline forward to see anything in it.

镜子的位置放得不好,司机必须前倾身子,才能看到映在里面的东西。

incline to (v.+prep.)

(使)具有…倾向 (cause to) be likely to have, do or think
incline to sth
The road inclines to the right.

这条路偏向右边。 incline to sth
The colour is yellow inclining to green.

那颜色是黄中带绿的。 incline to sth
I incline to tiredness in winter.

我在冬天易感疲倦。
His family have always inclined to overweight.

他家里的人都趋于肥胖。
The chairman inclined to the first view.

主席倾向于第一种意见。
Neither side in the dispute inclined to compromise.

争执中的双方谁也不肯妥协。 incline sb to sth
Their attitude inclined me to anger.

他们的态度使我感到愤怒。
My experience inclines me to the view that he is not to be trusted.

我的经验使我觉得,他这个人靠不住。
Increasing knowledge inclines one to further study.

与日俱增的知识使人倾向于更进一步的研究。
The elderly are inclined to cold.

上了年纪的人容易感冒。
I am more inclined to doing homework than to going to the movie.

我倾向于做作业,而不是看电影。

incline towards (v.+prep.)

倾向于 (cause to) move one's opinion or belief

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• incline one's ear to 倾听

副词+～

• specially incline 特别想
• strongly incline to 很赞成

～+副词

• incline forward 向前倾身过去

～+介词

• incline for a cup of tea 想喝杯茶
• incline for a walk 想去散散步
• incline to〔towards〕 偏爱…,倾向于,有…倾向
• incline to anger 使生气
• incline to laziness 爱偷懒
• incline to the opinion 倾向于那个看法
• incline to sb's view 比较同意某人的看法
• incline towards meat 喜爱吃肉
• incline towards the second alternative 倾向于第二种选择

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. incline用作及物动词时,可表示“低下来,弯下来”。
2. incline用作不及物动词时,可表示“倾斜,倾向于,偏向于,偏于,常常容易”等意思,后面可接介词短语; 后直接接动词不定式很少见。
3. incline还可表示“倾向于(某种观点、说法等),常常,愿意”等意思。此时一般以人作主语,常用于系表结构。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

incline, predispose

• incline指思想感情上已经偏向某种可能情况, predispose强调某人事先就倾向于已经存在的观点或安排。

近反义词

【近义词】

• slope 倾斜
• tilt (使)倾斜
• lean 倾斜
• persuade 说服
• dispose 清除
• hill 小山
• slant 倾斜
• tend 趋向
• move 移动
• affect 影响
• bend 弯曲
• sway 摇动
• grade 等级
• influence 影响
• tip 小费
• induce 引起
• bow 弓
• gradient 倾斜度
• rise 上升
• ascent 上升
• fall 落下
• predispose (使)易罹患
• prejudice 偏见
• ramp 坡道
• run 跑
• pitch 球场
• side 边

【反义词】

• disincline 使人不愿意