Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19942
gravitated
被吸引；倾向；趋向
gravitated is the past of gravitate.
核心释义
常与 to/toward 连用
to be drawn or tend to move toward someone or something, often in a figurative sense
- 1.
在引力作用下移动。
To move under the force of gravity.
- 2.
倾向于或自然地移向某人或某物,仿佛被引力吸引。
To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
受重力作用而移动；下沉；在引力作用下移动。；倾向于或自然地移向某人或某物,仿佛被引力吸引。；被重力吸引；沉下
用法In use
In the library, I always gravitate to the mystery section.
用法提示：gravitate to 表示“被吸引到”，这里用一般现在时描述习惯。
At parties, shy guests often gravitate toward quiet corners.
用法提示：gravitate toward 表示“倾向于走向、聚集到”，主语是复数，动词用原形。
During the break, the children gravitated to the playground.
用法提示：gravitated to 是过去式，表示过去某个时间段里的倾向或动向。
gravitate to/toward(s) sb/sth
toward 和 towards 都正确，美式英语中更常用 toward。
Visitors often gravitate toward the city's old town.
游客往往会涌向这座城市的旧城区。
gravitate to/toward(s) doing sth
后接动名词表示逐渐倾向于做某事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gravitate toward something
- 倾向于某事物；被某事物吸引
- Young people often gravitate toward cities for work and study.年轻人往往倾向于去城市工作和学习。
- gravitate to someone
- 被某人吸引；亲近某人
- In a large group, she tends to gravitate to people who share her interests.在一大群人中，她倾向于亲近和她兴趣相投的人。
- naturally gravitate to
- 自然而然地被吸引到
- Children naturally gravitate to bright colors and playful sounds.孩子们自然而然会被鲜艳的颜色和好玩的声音吸引。
- gravitate away from something
- 逐渐远离某事物
- As he grew older, he gravitated away from video games.随着年龄增长，他逐渐远离了电子游戏。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 gravity（重力），去掉 y 加 ate：苹果被重力拉向地面，人因兴趣被‘拉向’某事物。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常交流、学术或专业写作（尤其是物理学） 这个动词通常多用于比喻义，表示受某人或某事吸引而逐渐趋向于它，后面常接 to 或 toward(s)；它的本义“受引力作用而移动”比较少见，多见于物理学等专门语境。整体属于中性偏正式，日常交流与正式写作中均可使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 gravitate /ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ 完全押韵。这些以 -itate 结尾的词只是拼写相似，读音并不相同：levitate /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/、meditate /ˈmɛdɪteɪt/、hesitate /ˈhɛzɪteɪt/ 的重读元音是 /ɛ/；imitate /ˈɪmɪteɪt/、irritate /ˈɪrɪteɪt/ 是 /ɪ/；agitate /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ 虽也是 /æ/，但元音后是 /dʒ/ 而不是 /v/，所以都不押韵。
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