| 单词 | incline |
| 释义 | incline (once / 93 pages) 1vn 2v Something that slopes — that is, something that deviates from the straight horizontal or vertical — can be called an incline. If you like to walk up and down hills, you enjoy walking on inclines. The Latin root of the word incline is inclinare, meaning "to lean." As a verb, the word incline can mean to bend, so you incline your head. It can also mean to be favorably disposed toward something and you can think of it as having a bent for or leaning toward something. If the weather is nasty, you may be inclined to stay home to watch a movie with a bowl of popcorn at your side. WORD FAMILYincline: disincline, inclination, inclined, inclines, inclining+/disinclination: disinclinations/disincline: disinclination, disinclined, disinclines, disinclining/inclination: inclinations/inclining: inclinings USAGE EXAMPLESAs a clergy person I’m inclined to see more than just team loyalty. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) U.S.-born Latinos typically are bilingual or speak mostly English and are inclined to watch TV in English — if they watch at all. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) So it was something of a surprise when, this past February, an academically inclined online publication appeared, full of erudite arguments in favor of Trump. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow She inclined her head to the student Hyper bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down move something or somebody to a lower position 2v bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well He inclined his ear to the wise old man Hyper hear, listen, take heed listen and pay attention 3v be at an angle Syn|Hypo|Hyper pitch, slope ascend slope upwards stoopsag, bend, bend over or down fallslope downward climbslope upward dipslope downwards angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip to incline or bend from a vertical position 4n an inclined surface connecting two levels Syn|Hypo|Hyper ramp ski jump a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump inclined plane a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal 5n an elevated geological formation 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper side, slope acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade an upward slope or grade (as in a road) banksloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) bank, camber, canta slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force canyonsidethe steeply sloping side of a canyon coasta slope down which sleds may coast declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, falla downward slope or bend escarpment, scarpa long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion hillsidethe side or slope of a hill mountainside, versantthe side or slope of a mountain piedmonta gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land ski slopea snow-covered slope for skiing braea slope or hillside downhillthe downward slope of a hill riverbank, riversidethe bank of a river steepa steep place (as on a hill) uphillthe upward slope of a hill watersideland bordering a body of water formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth 1v have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined He inclined to corpulence Syn|Hypo|Hyper be given, lean, run, tend take kindly to be willing or inclined to accept sufferbe given to gravitatemove toward be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 2v feel favorably disposed or willing She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs Hyper experience, feel undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind 3v make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief Their language inclines us to believe them Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper dispose disincline, indispose make unwilling predispose make susceptible determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape shape or influence; give direction to |
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