tendency和trend的区别定义.pdf

tend to do sth= =be likely to do sth 很可能会/往往会做某事Women tend to live longer than men. When Im tired, I tend to make mistakes. tendency (n.) 个体的做事风格方式所表现出的tendency后面往往会有补充说明： a tendency to to do sth/ for sth1.倾向；2.癖好，偏好(to; toward)；3.(话或作品等的 )旨趣，意向correct criminal tendency 矫正犯罪倾向have a tendency to towards 有的倾向，渐趋show a tendency to fall behind with his studies (他)显示出功课跟不上的倾向I have a tendency to stumble (结巴) when I m nervous. There is a tendency for the disease to run in the family. 比较：trend (n.) (towards) : a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing 整体发展或变化的趋势，走向(路、河、海岸、山脉等的)走向；方向，方位；倾向，趋势，动向。

y ： 最流行 时髦的；合乎潮流的the trend of events 形势current trends in language teaching; a new fashion trend of一种新的潮流on the upward/downward trend 上升趋势、下降趋势follow the trend 紧跟潮流Lockheed Martin is the example of that trend. 洛克希德马丁是这一趋势的范例Chinas government is backing the trend. 中国政府也在支持这种趋势。