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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
他倾向于接受那项提议
Lucy was inclined to a belief in original sin.
露西倾向于赞同原罪说。
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- 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。
1.2
- 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。
1.3
- 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。
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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。
2.1
- 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。
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- 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
煤舱门有点往外偏斜
as adj. inclined an inclined ramp.斜坡。
3.1
- with obj. bend (one's head) forwards and downwards低（头）。
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- 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。
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- an inclined plane斜面：
the Hay Incline was built to raise boats from one canal level to another.
建造海伊升船斜面用以将船只从运河的一个高度提升到另一高度。
派生词
inclinable
adjectiveincliner
noun词源
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'.