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InthiseditionofAmericanLiving,wearelookingatsomepopulationtrendsintheUSA
(P18)在这一版的《美国生活》中,我们讨论美国人口趋向
trendnoun[C]1ageneraldevelopmentorchangeinasituationorinthewaythatpeoplearebehaving:趋势;There'sbeenadownward/upwardtrendinsalesinthelastfewyears
anewdevelopmentinclothing,make-up,etc:流行趋势、时尚;Thetrendatthemomentistowardsamorenaturalandlessmade-uplook
trend与tendency辨析:tendency仅仅指趋向,如:shehasthetendencytoworklate
trend强调要变化或发展的趋势,如:fashiontrend流行趋势;Thetrendistowardworkinglongerhoursforlessmoney
从中可见,tendency指的是倾向,trend指发展、变化趋势,具有动态含义
tendency比trend更抽象化trend:n
趋势,倾向,方位v
倾向例句与用法:1
Thepricesofhousesaretrendingupwards
房价趋于上涨
Theyouthliketofollowthelatesttrendsinfashion
年轻人喜好追求最新的流行款式
Thetrendofpricesisstillupwards
物价仍有上涨趋势