Word · Frequency #18634
leaning
倾向
a tendency or inclination toward something
- 1.
A tendency or propensity.
倾向
倾斜；爱好
In use
She has a leaning toward classical music, so she often goes to concerts.
His political leanings are private, and he rarely discusses them at work.
My leaning is to save money first, then think about travel.
have a leaning to/toward(s) sth
表示倾向或爱好，后接介词to或toward(s)，toward多见于美式英语。
She has a leaning toward the arts.
她倾向于艺术。
one's political/artistic leanings
常用复数形式表示多方面的倾向。
His political leanings are conservative.
他的政治倾向是保守的。
Common mistakes
He has a strong to lean to sports.He has a strong leaning toward sports.
误用动词不定式“to lean”代替名词“leaning”。名词形式表示倾向，常与介词“toward”连用。
She has leaning for music.She has a leaning toward music.
缺少冠词且介词使用错误。“leaning”为可数名词，需用不定冠词“a”；表示倾向的介词应为“toward”。
Connections
Collocations
- political leanings
- 政治倾向
- Her political leanings were clear from her voting record.从她的投票记录可以清楚地看出她的政治倾向。
- a leaning toward
- 对……的倾向
- He has a leaning toward classical music.他倾向于古典音乐。
- strong leanings
- 强烈的倾向
- She has strong leanings toward minimalism.她对极简主义有强烈的倾向。
- philosophical leanings
- 哲学倾向
- His philosophical leanings show in his writing.他的哲学倾向体现在他的写作中。
- artistic leanings
- 艺术倾向
- Despite studying law, she had artistic leanings.尽管学的是法律，她有艺术方面的倾向。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
leaning内含lean（倾斜），名词意为倾向；中文‘倾向’的‘倾’也含倾斜，联想天平向一边倾斜即倾向。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面文章、学术或新闻评述、介绍个人倾向或政治立场时 leaning 作名词表示“倾向”，语气上比较中性，通常多用于书面文章或较正式的表达，常见于对个人兴趣、政治立场等的描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 leaning 押韵，都以 /iːnɪŋ/ 结尾：cleaning、meaning、screening、weaning、greening、gleaning。注意拼写相似的 learning /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ 和 lining /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/ 发音不同。
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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