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发音： [ˈɪnˌklaɪn]
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例句：
- If you incline your head, you bend your neck so that your head can lean forward.
- If you incline to think or act in a particular way, then we can say you have a tendency or disposition to think or act in that way.
- The administration plans to spend another $2.5 billion on chargers in rural areas or other communities where private sector operators may be less inclined to invest.
- Younger people may be more inclined to use self-checkout options, but some customers are concerned about security and privacy as it is unknown how much data is stored with options like apps.
- Californians may also be inclined to legalize sports betting this year, according to a recent poll by the University of California at Berkeley.
- Public transportation is on life support, as the pandemic makes people less inclined to want to cram themselves into underground metal tubes with poor air circulation and nonexistent social distancing.
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解释：
- Incline这个单词为动词，其表示“to set or cause to be at an angle”这一含义，即“（物理状态上）倾斜（一定角度）”，与slope/tilt/angle这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：The floor inclines so that the “Waterways” exhibit is at the same level as the building’s windows, enabling children to watch the river.（地板倾斜，使“水道”展品与建筑物的窗户处于同一水平，使孩子们能够观看河流。）/The road inclines at an angle of about 12 degrees.（道路倾斜约12度。）
- 除了表示“物理状态上的倾斜”外，incline还可以表示“have a tendency or disposition to do or be something”这一含义，即“倾向于做某事/赞同某事“，与tend/lean这些单词构成近义词，一般与介词to构成incline to do something 这一结构。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- YouTube says the rules are being implemented because bullying makes “people less inclined to share their opinions and engage with each other.”（YouTube表示，这些规则正在实施，因为欺凌使“人们不太愿意分享自己的观点并相互交流”。）
—Business - In terms of the animal’s health, cats are programmed to naturally enjoy using their claws actively and creatively, just as humans are inclined to do things with our hands.（就动物的健康而言，猫被编程为自然地享受积极和创造性地使用爪子，就像人类倾向于用我们的手做事一样。）
—Science - Soccer fans, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, are more inclined to express political views at games than fans of other sports, according to the report.（报告称，足球迷，特别是太平洋西北地区的球迷，比其他运动的球迷更倾向于在比赛中表达政治观点。）
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