評論
打印
penchant
n.傾向 (inclination) ；愛好(preference)
prone
adj.傾向于(liable)
The lazy man is prone to idleness.
懶人容易怠惰。
propensity
n.傾向 (inclination)
Anne has a propensity for eating when she's nervous.
安妮緊張的時候愛吃東西。
tend
vi.趨向，往往是 (care for, prone)
Female drivers tend to drive slower than male ones, which resulted in less accidents.
女性司機往往比男性司機開得慢，因此事故較少。
talent
n.天資，天賦(gift, aptitude)；才能
inclination
n.傾向 (tendency) ；愛好
predilection
n.偏愛，偏好
Bill has a predilection for rich food.
比爾喜歡吃油膩的食物。
partiality
n.偏袒，偏心；偏見(predilection)
adjourn
vt. 延期 (defer, delay)
The meeting was adjourned until four o'clock.
會議休會到四點鐘。
defer
vt. 延期 (delay, postpone)
Mike deferred his judgment until he heard more explanation.
邁克推遲了他的判斷，直到他聽到更多的解釋。
delay
vt.推遲，耽擱，延誤(detain, postpone)
Today I will delay this matter till I can decide what I should do.
今天我要把這件事推遲到我能決定我應該做什么。
detain
vt.使延遲(delay, retard)
postpone
vt.延擱(delay, put off)
The meeting was postponed by one day because my boss was sick.
因為老板生病，會議推遲了一天。
prolong
vt.拖長，延長(extend, lengthen)
His journey to China was prolonged because there is too much to see.
他去中國的行程延長了，因為有太多東西要看了。
