While taller wheat competed better for sunlight, they had a tendency to collapse under the weight of extra grain—a trait called lodging.(虽然较高的小麦能更好地争夺阳光,但它们在额外谷粒的重压下会有倒塌的倾向——这种特性被称为倒伏。)
She had a tendency to sing flat.(她的唱音倾向于偏低。)
He has a tendency to oversell himself.(他爱自我吹嘘。)
They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you from your task.(他们总试图让你对你的任务分心。)
There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.(这种疾病易在家族里遗传。)
He readily admitted to the interviewer that he had a quick temper, with a tendency toward violence.(他欣然向采访者承认他性情暴躁,有暴力倾向。)
This course is actually going to run counter to that historical tendency.(这门课实际上与历史趋势背道而驰。)
The wrong kind of leadership will lead to what Cialdini calls "captainitis, the regrettable tendency of team members to opt out of team responsibilities that are properly their."(错误的领导方式会导致西奥迪尼所说的“队长病”,即团队成员选择逃避本应属于他们的团队责任,这是一种令人遗憾的倾向。)
They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.(他们有一种炫耀的倾向,几乎任何情况都要大肆渲染一番。)
Using caregiver assessments and the children's self-observations, she rated each child's overall sympathy level and his or her tendency to feel negative emotions after moral transgressions.(通过看护者的评估和孩子们的自我观察,她对每个孩子的总体同情心水平以及他们在道德违规后的负面情绪倾向进行了评分。)