leanings

英 [ˈliːnɪŋz]

美 [ˈlinɪŋz]

n.  倾向; 偏向; 爱好
leaning的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 倾向；偏向；爱好
  Your particularleaningsare the beliefs, ideas, or aims you hold or a tendency you have towards them.
  1. During the war his pacifist leanings were not helpful.
     战时他的和平主义思想派不上用场。
  2. I always had a leaning towards sport.
     我一向喜欢运动。

双语例句

• A man with literary leanings
  对文学有兴趣[爱好文学]的人
• Working towards a common goal of creating new companies should be an aspiration for everyone, no matter what their political stripes or leanings may be, or where they live.
  创建工作迈向新公司的共同目标应该是每个人的愿望，不管其政治倾向的条纹或可能，或者他们住在那里。
• Critics who accuse the government of having reverted to its old socialist leanings of the1970s are plainly wrong.
  评论家指责政府政策回到了1970年代的老式社会主义倾向，这是完全错误的。
• Not only to her words, but also to the leanings of my heart that led me back to you.
  除了她的劝告以外，还有我的心，让我回到你身边。
• Local nonprofits Climate Solutions, Great City and the Sightline Institute work to link the environmental leanings of Seattleites with large-scale public plans.
  气候解决方案（ClimateSolutions）、伟大城市（GreatCity）和视角线学会（SightlineInstitute）等地方上的非营利组织努力就大规模公共计划提高西雅图市民的环保认识。
• Students of literature and history, may have stronger intellectual leanings, often study religion as an intellectual pursuit. therefore, they may accept religion less readily.
  但学文史的人可能有一种知识分子的习性，把宗教当学问来研究，反而不易接受宗教。
• Buttons are like badges you display on your website to show your affection for something, or to display information regarding your cultural, social, political or technical leanings.
  按钮就像你显示在你的网站上的证章，来显示你对某事的影响，或者显示关于你的文化，社会，政治或者技术方面倾向的信息。
• But for all of his billions of dollars, technological genius and philanthropic leanings, the co-founder of Facebook remains a very, very bad dresser.
  坐拥数十亿身家，拥有非凡的技术天赋，还热衷慈善，但这位脸谱网站创始人的着装品味实在不敢让人恭维。
• Even in a professional situation, there may be some personal interests in common, hobbies, sports, children, etc. Take care to avoid such controversial topics as political leanings or religious beliefs.
  即使是专业人士，也会有一些相同的兴趣和业务爱好，如体育爱好、育儿等。要注意避免如政治倾向或宗教信仰等有争议性的话题。
• Because of these assertive leanings, you can make an excellent salesperson, but you may have some problems with human relations.
  就是因为这些强势的倾向，让你可以是个出色的销售人士，但是你却在人际关系方面有问题。