inclination

noun

1. 倾向；意愿
   a feeling that makes you want to do sth
   1. He did not show the slightest inclination to leave.
      他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。
   2. My natural inclination is to find a compromise.
      我生性易于妥协。
   3. She lacked any inclination for housework.
      她一点都没有兴趣做家务。
   4. He was a loner by nature and by inclination .
      他天性不喜交际，且自己也无意于此。
   5. She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them.
      她既没有时间也不愿意帮助他们。
   6. You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career.
      你必须按照自己的意愿选择职业。
2. 趋向；趋势
   a tendency to do sth
   1. There is an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject.
      有一种趋向认为地理是一门次要的学科。
3. 倾斜度
   a degree of sloping
   1. an inclination of 45˚
      45˚的倾斜度
   2. the angle of inclination
      倾角
4. 向下的轻微动作；（通常指）点头
   a small downward movement, usually of the head

1. N-VAR 意向;倾向;爱好
   An inclination is a feeling that makes you want to act in a particular way.
   1. He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things...
      他没有时间也不愿意去考虑其他事情。
   2. She showed no inclination to go...
      她丝毫没有要走的意思。
   3. He set out to follow his artistic inclinations.
      他开始追求自己的艺术爱好。

1. Their inclination to wait and demand more resources desolated President Lincoln.
   他们总是等待并要求得到更多资财的倾向让林肯总统甚感不快。
2. He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things
   他没有时间也不愿意去考虑其他事情。
3. She showed no inclination to go
   她丝毫没有要走的意思。
4. He set out to follow his artistic inclinations.
   他开始追求自己的艺术爱好。
5. This young man had all the inclination to be a profligate of the first water.
   这个青年完全有可能成为十足的浪子。
6. Monkeys have a natural inclination for climbing.
   猴子性喜攀缘。
7. He is ready to sacrifice inclination to his country.
   为了祖国的利益他乐于牺牲个人所好。
8. There is always a certain inclination in a ship's deck.
   船的甲板总有几分斜度。
9. I have neither the time nor the inclination; in short, I refuse to do it.
   我是既没工夫又没兴趣，总之，我不干。
10. Inclination in that direction has long been considered frivolous and unmanly.
    这方面的爱好长期被认为是轻薄和非男子气的。
11. I know it's not your inclination but.
    我知道那不是你的爱好，但是。
12. Goodness I call the habit, and goodness of nature the inclination.
    爱人的习惯我叫做善，其天然的倾向则叫做性善。
13. The new sense stories bare an anti tradition inclination both in contents and forms.
    新感觉派小说在内容和形式上都有着明显的反传统倾向。
14. The measurement of the inclination angle and the azimuth angle of a well in the drilling process is important.
    钻探过程中钻井的倾斜角和方位角的测量至关重要。
15. This inclination suggests how deeply rooted the orienting response is.
    这种倾向显示了人类的导向反应是多麽根深柢固。
16. Inclination and directional changes can also impact the operability of the artificial lift system.
    倾斜度和方向上的改变同样也会影响人工举升系统的操作。
17. Much against my inclination, I was persuaded to leave Wuthering Heights and accompany her here.
    我很勉强地被劝说离开了呼啸山庄，陪她到这儿来了。
18. The combination offers great strength of will and an inclination to dig hard and deep into your interests.
    这结合给予了强大的意志力，发掘及深入研究你兴趣的倾向。
19. A general tendency or inclination. tending or directed upward.
    趋向总的趋向或倾向向上趋势的或指向上的。
20. An inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling.
    与强大的或主流的情绪相反的一种倾向。
21. Political inclination affects the formation of people's political attitudes and political values.
    摘要政治取向影响着人们的政治态度和政治观的形成。
22. They would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.
    他们不会再希望在战场上兵戎相见了。
23. Inclination and torsion, visual inspection and complete measurements.
    检查倾斜度和扭矩、外观检查结果和所有测量值。
24. Steering axis inclination is measure in degrees and is not adjustable.
    转向轴倾斜程度是衡量和不可调。
25. The inclination of the child's head suggested sleep.
    孩子倾斜的头表明他困了。
26. An inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally.
    对两个对立的见解或意见平等重视的倾向。
27. An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy.
    一种通过娱乐或幻想从讨厌的现实中逃走的倾向。
28. An inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives.
    在所有可供选择中特别钟爱一个群体，意见或见解的倾向。
29. She was married& married against her inclination to my brother.
    她结婚了&违反她本人的意志和我哥哥结婚了。
30. A supposed orbit to show the effect of the moon gravitation on the orbit inclination is also introduced.
    利用一条假设的卫星轨道说明了月球引力场对其轨道倾角的影响。

  bias aptitude bent favour inclination preference prejudice【导航词义：偏爱，偏向】

  bias n. 偏爱；偏见，偏心

〔辨析〕指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。

  aptitude n. 习性；才能

〔辨析〕指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。

  bent n. 〈正式〉爱好；倾向；特长

〔辨析〕强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。

  favour n. 偏袒，偏爱

〔辨析〕指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。

  inclination n. 倾向，爱好

〔辨析〕指某人想做某事的一种意愿。

  preference n. 偏爱，偏好

〔辨析〕指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。

  prejudice n. 〈贬〉成见，偏见，歧视

〔辨析〕尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。

noun

1. the act of inclining
   1. an inclination of his head indicated his agreement

   Synonym:    inclining

2. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
   1. the alkaline inclination of the local waters
   2. fabric with a tendency to shrink

   Synonym:    tendency

3. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
   1. the tower had a pronounced tilt
   2. the ship developed a list to starboard
   3. he walked with a heavy inclination to the right

   Synonym:    tiltlistleanleaning

4. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
   1. he had an inclination to give up too easily
   2. a tendency to be too strict

   Synonym:    dispositiontendency

5. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
   1. her inclination is for classical music

6. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)

   Synonym:    angle of inclination

7. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

   Synonym:    inclination of an orbit

8. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

   Synonym:    dipangle of dipmagnetic dipmagnetic inclination