Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19942
gravitating
被吸引；倾向；趋向
gravitating is the present participle of gravitate.
to be drawn or tend to move toward someone or something, often in a figurative sense
常与 to/toward 连用
- 1.
To move under the force of gravity.
在引力作用下移动。
- 2.
To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
倾向于或自然地移向某人或某物,仿佛被引力吸引。
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
In use
In the library, I always gravitate to the mystery section.
At parties, shy guests often gravitate toward quiet corners.
During the break, the children gravitated to the playground.
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。
He is gravitating toward studying computer science.
他正逐渐倾向于学习计算机科学。
gravitate around sth
此义描述天体因引力而运动，比较正式。
Connections
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。
- gravitate around someone/something
- 围绕某人或某物转；聚集在……周围
- Discussion tended to gravitate around the new policy.
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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