单词 | trend |
释义 | trend /trend/, n. 1. the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events. 2. style; vogue: the new trend in women's apparel. 3. the general direction followed by a road, river, coastline, or the like. v.i. 4. to have a general tendency, as events, conditions, etc. 5. to tend to take a particular direction; extend in some direction indicated. 6. to veer or turn off in a specified direction, as a river, mountain range, etc.: The river trends toward the southeast. [bef. 1000; ME trenden to turn, roll, OE trendan; akin to OE trinde ball, D trent circumference, Sw trind round. See TRINDLE, TRUNDLE] Syn. 1. See tendency. 5. stretch, run, incline. |
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