英语词汇“incline”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	incline
释义	incline —incliner, n. v. /in kluyn"/; n. /in"kluyn, in kluyn"/, v. , inclined, inclining, n. v.t. 1. to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant. 2. to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: We incline to rest and relaxation these days. 3. to tend, in a physical sense; approximate: The flowers incline toward blue. 4. to tend in character or in course of action: a political philosophy that inclines toward the conservative. 5. to lean; bend. v.t. 6. to dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually fol. by to): His attitude did not incline me to help him. 7. to bow, nod, or bend (the head, body, etc.): He inclined his head in greeting. 8. to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction. 9. incline one's ear, to listen, esp. willingly or favorably: to incline one's ear to another's plea. n. 10. an inclined surface; slope; slant. 11. Railroads. a. Also called inclined plane, incline plane. a cable railroad, the gradient of which is approximately 45°. b. any railroad or portion of a railroad, the gradient of which is too steep for ordinary locomotive adhesion alone to be effective. 12. Mining. a. an angled shaft following a dipping vein. b. an inclined haulageway. [1300-50; ME inclinen < L inclinare, equiv. to in- IN-² + -clinare to bend (see LEAN¹); r. ME enclinen < MF < L, as above] Syn. 1. lean, slope, rise, fall, pitch. 2. tend, lean. 3, 4. verge, veer.
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