| 单词 | trend |
| 释义 | trendWord family adverbtrendilynountrendinesstrendyismtrendsettertrendsettingadjectivetrendyverbtrend trend1 /trend/ ●●○ S3 W2 noun [countableC] 1 CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERa general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing 趋势，趋向，倾向，动向 trend towards Lately there has been a trend towards hiring younger, cheaper employees. 近来的趋势是雇用较年轻、薪酬较低的雇员。 trend in recent trends in education 教育的最新动向 The current trend is towards more part-time employment. 当前的趋势是雇用更多的兼职人员。 the general trend towards the centralization of political power 政治权力集中化的普遍趋势 A disturbing trend is that victims of violence are getting younger. 一个令人担心的趋势是，暴力行为的受害者越来越年轻。 The growing trend is for single mothers to bring up children by themselves. 单身母亲独自抚养孩子的趋势在上升。 Even so, the underlying trend is positive. 尽管如此，基本趋势仍是乐观的。 national and international economic trends 国内和国际的经济趋势 the downward trend in the price of gold 黄金价格的下滑势头 Successive presidents have tried to reverse this trend, but without success. 连续几任总统都试图扭转这一趋势，但均未成功。 2 set the trend FASHIONABLEto start doing something that other people copy 开创潮流 Larger corporations are setting the trend for better maternity benefits. 较大的公司在开创新风，提供更好的生育福利。 Examples from the Corpus set the trend• Larger corporations are setting the trend for better maternity benefits.• Young backpackers set the trend, and now people of all ages are looking for cheap ways to travel around Southeast Asia.• But although the sensationally styled Calibra sets the trend, it is by no means the only exponent of the field.• To save the planet we must set the trend of caring for the environment.• It caught on over here some years later with the Seven Men of Preston setting the trend.• The bank rate sets the trend for home, vehicle and other consumer loans.• The rate, which sets the trend for home and other consumer loans, is now at its lowest since November 1994. 3 on trend fashionable – used especially in magazines 流行的〔尤用于杂志中〕 This striped dress is bang on trend. 此款条纹连衣裙正流行。 n COLLOCATIONS adjectives a recent/new trend He wrote an article attacking many recent trends in education. the current/latest trend If current trends continue, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by the year 2030. a general trend (=one followed by most people or happening in most places) There was a general trend towards marriage at a younger age. a growing/increasing/rising trend a growing trend towards globalization in world markets an alarming/worrying/disturbing trend I have detected a worrying trend of late. the underlying/long-term trend (=the trend over a long period of time) The underlying trend is for rich economies to get richer. a downward/upward trend (=a tendency for something to increase or decrease) The downward trend in population growth was not seen as a problem. economic/market trends This forecast is based on current economic trends. the national trend Crime rates in Manchester bucked the national trend. the international/world-wide/global trend verbsthe global trend towards intensive farming reverse a trend (=make something start to change back) He succeeded in reversing the downward trend of the railway’s fortunes. buck the trend (=do something that is not what is generally happening) The recession may still be biting, but video games company Nintendo continues to buck the trend. follow a trend Divorce rates in Scotland are following the general trend. start a trend The young started a trend toward living in the downtown area. Examples from the Corpus trend• Lately, it seems to me that this is becoming a trend.• If current trends continue, tourism in the state will increase by 10%.• The current trend in this area is towards part-time employment.• In fact the Longbridge saga was more about global economic trends than currencies.• There is a growing trend towards payment by credit card.• This latter connection is important because it emphasises a probable key trend.• Today we'll be examining the latest trends in kitchen design• A lot of the students here don't think for themselves, they just follow the latest trends.• The massive trend, from 1965 to 1980, towards diversification is now largely seen to have been a mistake.• Our managers are very alert to new trends in the industry.• If present trends continue, the earth will be considerably warmer in fifty years.• Dallas and Houston also bucked the trend.• Together these trends have produced the own-label threat.• Indeed, this trend to the right is more pronounced among prelaw students, especially the men, than among all freshmen. trend in• The agency monitors trends in drug use among teenagers. trend2n verb [intransitiveI] n1. if a subject is trending on the Internet, a lot of people are searching for it or sending messages about it n2 if an amount is trending downwards or upwards, it is becoming lower or higher trend downwards/upwards Average temperatures are trending upwards. From Longman Business Dictionary trendtrend /trend/ noun [countableC] 1the general way in which a particular situation is changing or developing a New Jersey firm that tracks financialmarket trends Theprice trend in food grains continued upwards. trend toward Credit card issuers are fighting a trend among consumers toward more conservative spending habits. 2buck the trend if something bucks the trend, it does not develop in the same way as most other similar things Two of the country’s airlines have bucked theindustry trend by cutting fares during the winter season. 3reverse the trend if something reverses a trend, it changes the way things were developing before To try to reverse the downward trend in its profits, Tandy will focus on its retail business. 4set the trend to start doing something in a way that other people begin to copy The public sector pay awards haveset an inflationary trend for wage settlements this year. Old English trendan “to turn, go around” |
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