incline
US: /ˈɪnkɫaɪn/, /ˌɪnˈkɫaɪn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
incline /in'klain/
- danh từ
- mặt nghiêng
- chỗ dốc, con đường dốc
- ngoại động từ, (thường), dạng bị động
- khiến cho sãn sàng, khiến cho có ý thiên về, khiến cho có khuynh hướng, khiến cho có chiều hướng
- this result will incline them to try again: kết quả đó khiến cho họ có ý muốn thử lại một lần nữa
- to be inclined to believe that...: có ý tin là...
- to be inclined to lazy: có khuynh hướng muốn lười
- khiến cho sãn sàng, khiến cho có ý thiên về, khiến cho có khuynh hướng, khiến cho có chiều hướng
- nội động từ
- có ý sãn sàng, có ý thích, có ý thiên về, có khuynh hướng, có chiều hướng
- I incline to believe...: tôi sãn sàng tin là..., tôi có ý tin là...
- to incline to obesity: có chiều hướng béo phị ra
- nghiêng đi, xiên đi
- nghiêng mình, cúi đầu
- có ý sãn sàng, có ý thích, có ý thiên về, có khuynh hướng, có chiều hướng
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb (formal)
1 ~ (sb) to / towards sth to tend to think or behave in a particular way; to make sb do this: [V] I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage. + Young people incline towards individualistic behaviour. + [V to inf] The government is more effective than we incline to think. + [VN] Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime. + [VN to inf] His obvious sincerity inclined me to trust him.
2 [VN] ~ your head to bend your head forward, especially as a sign of agreement, greeting, etc: He inclined his head in acknowledgement.
3 ~ (sth) (to / towards sth) to lean or slope in a particular direction; to make sth lean or slope: [V] The land inclined gently towards the shore. [also VN]
+ noun (formal) a slope: a steep / slight incline
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 tend, lean, bend, bow, slant, tilt, angle, bank, slope, ascend, rise, descend:
The road inclines to the horizontal after a curve.
2 dispose, influence, persuade, predispose, make, lead, prejudice, bias:
Their accents might incline you to think of them as foreigners.
3 tend, lean, gravitate, show favour or preference, be attracted to, be biased or prejudiced, have a mind; be disposed or predisposed, lean, tend:
I incline towards the other candidate. He inclines towards corpulence.
n.
4 slope, pitch, grade, gradient, slant, ramp, hill, dip, descent, declivity, rise, ascent, acclivity:
The car picked up speed going down one incline and slowed going up the next.
Collocation dictionary
1 bend forward
ADV.
slightly
Luke inclined his head slightly in acknowledgement.
| graciously, politely
2 lean/slope
ADV.
gently, steeply
PREP.
towards
The land inclined gently towards the shore.
Concise English dictionary
inclines|inclined|incliningɪn'klaɪn
noun
+an elevated geological formation
+an inclined surface connecting two levels
verb
+have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
+bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
+lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
+be at an angle
+make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
