单词	incline
释义	incline1 verbincline2 noun inclinein‧cline1 /ɪnˈklaɪn/ AWL verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINincline1 Origin: 1300-1400 French incliner, from Latin clinare ‘to lean’ Verb Table VERB TABLE incline Simple Form Present I, you, we, they incline he, she, it inclines Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they inclined Present perfect I, you, we, they have inclined he, she, it has inclined Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had inclined Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will incline Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have inclined Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Pits in front of the heavy bunker doors, which incline outwards, collect any debris thrown up during an attack. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► head · As soon as their eyes met he inclined his head in acknowledgement.· He inclined his head slightly and tried to see up the stairs.· Vic inclined his head in a mock bow.· He inclines his head in a way I have not seen.· He listens, and sometimes he inclines his head sympathetically, as if to get a better purchase on what I am saying.· Urquhart inclined his head and seemed to listen to the wind. ► view · Indeed, we are inclined firmly to the view that this is generally the case.· It may well be, and I incline to the view, that his conclusion is equally applicable to section 69. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► incline your head He inclined his head slightly and tried to see up the stairs. He listens, and sometimes he inclines his head sympathetically, as if to get a better purchase on what I am saying. She saw me looking at her and beckoned me, crooking her finger and inclining her head backwards, indicating the verandah. Urquhart inclined his head and seemed to listen to the wind. Word family WORD FAMILYnouninclinationadjectiveinclinedverbincline 1[transitive] formal if a situation, fact etc inclines you to do or think something, it influences you towards a particular action or opinionincline somebody to do something The accident inclined him to reconsider his career.2[intransitive] formal to think that a particular belief or opinion is most likely to be correctincline to do something I incline to accept the official version of events.incline to/towards I incline to the opinion that this principle extends to cases of religious discrimination.3[intransitive, transitive] to slope at a particular angle, or to make something do this:  The telescope is inclined at an angle of 43 degrees.4 incline your head to bend your neck so that your head is lowered incline1 verbincline2 noun inclinein‧cline2 /ˈɪnklaɪn/ AWL noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After that I could never see the point of toiling up a steep incline in preference to riding comfortably on a ski-lift! Nor can I take an incline railcar up Schlossberg mountain for a panoramic view. The council houses followed the curve of the road, which wound up a slight incline. The tide of red taillights ahead of them ran under an overpass and turned up an incline. This stretch of approximately three miles includes the whole of the famous 1:29 Golfa incline. This was an area of sloping fields and the track mounted a gradual incline. word sets WORD SETS► Nature backwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► slight · The council houses followed the curve of the road, which wound up a slight incline.· And with her body positioned at a slight incline, her spine benefits from the normal force of gravity.· She was watching the road as we roared down a slight incline at all of seventy.· They are situated on a slight south-east incline amidst surrounding flat lands. ► steep · After that I could never see the point of toiling up a steep incline in preference to riding comfortably on a ski-lift!· The slow gradient ended when the road climbed the steepest incline I had yet encountered.· They continued on, up the steep incline and into the castle.· It propelled capitalism up the longest and steepest economic incline in history, but at a cost.· Although her descent down the steep incline took several minutes, the queue at the foot remained motionless. a slope:  a steep incline
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