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incline

/verb in-klahyn; noun in-klahyn, in-klahyn/US // verb ɪnˈklaɪn; noun ˈɪn klaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn //

倾斜,倾斜度,倾斜的,倾向性

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v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    in·clined, in·clin·ing.

    • : to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
    • : to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: We incline to rest and relaxation these days.
    • : to tend, in a physical sense; approximate: The flowers incline toward blue.
    • : to tend in character or in course of action: a political philosophy that inclines toward the conservative.
    • : to lean; bend.
v.有主动词 verb
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    in·clined, in·clin·ing.

    • : to dispose in mind, habit, etc.: His attitude did not incline me to help him.
    • : to bow, nod, or bend:He inclined his head in greeting.
    • : to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction.
n.名词 noun
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    • : an inclined surface; slope; slant.
    • : Railroads. Also called inclined plane, incline plane .a cable railroad, the gradient of which is approximately 45°.any railroad or portion of a railroad, the gradient of which is too steep for ordinary locomotive adhesion alone to be effective.
    • : Mining. an angled shaft following a dipping vein.an inclined haulageway.

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Examples

  • Just remember that even though the trails breeze downhill, you have to hoof back up that same incline.

  • It’s somewhere near the middle of the pack when it comes to tests per 100,000 people, but you can see a steep incline over the past few months.

  • A motorized stand in the back of the bike adjusts the incline or decline, which I didn’t find particularly useful.

  • It became my companion as I struggled up a solitary mountain incline between the Pennsylvania towns of Bedford and Greensburg.

  • It tackles inclines steeper than the toughest treadmill setting.

  • Unnervingly, several Turkish tanks in a 30-strong formation on the side of an incline have their guns pointing into Turkey.

  • Anyway, this spot on Water Street where the café stood was on a marked incline more than two blocks from the water below.

  • The text: “…as I tackled the relentlessly unforgiving incline of the most famous downhill ski course in the world.”

  • A very sharp incline in the 1990s, peaking at about 5,000 in March 2000, then a sharp decline before a steady incline.

  • Instead, try Hollywood Road for gorgeous local treasures and even a tasteful Mao head if you so incline.

  • The trains were pulled up the incline at the Lickey by powerful stationary engines.

  • Here, on the incline leading across Butser Hill, may be noticed the beginning of these things.

  • A little or superficial knowledge may incline a man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth him back to religion.

  • O Holy Maries, who can change our tears to blossoms, incline quickly an ear unto my grief!

  • He brought neither his wife nor children to incline the judges in his favor by their sighs and tears.