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| 1 | a strong chance that something will happen in a particular way 倾向；较大的可能性 |
| a tendency (for sb/sth) to do sth There’ s a tendency for a new manager to make changes. 每个新经理上任后都很可能会进行改革。 |
| have a tendency to do sth You have a tendency to avoid arguments. 你总想尽量避免发生争论。 |
| | 1a | an aspect of your character that you show by behaving in a particular way 禀性；（性格上的）倾向 | | have artistic/criminal/suicidal tendencies 有艺术气质/有犯罪倾向/有自杀倾向 | |
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| 2 | an attitude , habit , or situation that is starting to develop in a particular way 趋势；趋向；倾向 |
| an increasing/growing tendency 增长趋势 |
| a tendency (for sb/sth) to do sth The tendency is for students to research on the Internet. 现在的趋势是让学生在因特网上搞研究。 |
| +towards We continue to see a tendency towards globalization of financial business. 我们看到金融业务全球化的趋势在继续。 |
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