She had a tendency to sing flat.
她的唱音倾向于偏低。
He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency toward snobbery.
他被宠坏了，很傲慢，而且有势利倾向。
These plants have a tendency to grow in the more rural areas.
这些植物倾向于生长在更偏远的乡村地区。
There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.
雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。
Aristotle and Socrates debated the nature of "akrasia"—our tendency to do things against our interests.
亚里士多德和苏格拉底讨论了“无自制力”的本质——我们倾向于做违背自己利益的事情。
Conversely, teachers who have a tendency to "overdirect" can diminish their gifted pupils' learning autonomy.
相反，有“过度指导”倾向的教师会削弱天才学生的学习自主性。
As the archaeologist Roger Cribb puts it, "The greater the degree of pastoralism, the stronger the tendency toward nomadism."
正如考古学家罗杰·克里布所说的：“畜牧化程度越深，游牧化生活的趋势就越大。”
One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances.
人类社会的一个优点是，人类倾向于在压力环境下给予和接受彼此的支持。
The wrong kind of leadership will lead to what Cialdini calls "captainitis, the regrettable tendency of team members to opt out of team responsibilities that are properly their."
错误的领导方式会导致西奥迪尼所说的“队长病”，即团队成员选择逃避本应属于他们的团队责任，这是一种令人遗憾的倾向。
It's been suggested in fact that jays, corvids known for stealing each other's food, may hide their food precisely because they are projecting their own tendency to steal onto other jays.
事实上，有研究表明，以偷别人食物而闻名的鸦科动物会隐藏自己的食物，正是因为它们把自己偷东西的倾向投射到其他鸦类身上。
They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you from your task.
他们总试图让你对你的任务分心。
She has a strong natural tendency towards caution.
她天生非常小心谨慎。
There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.
这种疾病易在家族里遗传。
He has a tendency to oversell himself.
他爱自我吹嘘。
I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous.
我紧张时总爱唠叨。
When confronted with an uncomfortable set of facts, the tendency is often to double down on their current position rather than publicly admit to being wrong.
面对一系列令人不舒适的事实，人们往往更加坚持他们目前的立场，而不是公开承认自己是错的。
The tendency of events is towards peace.
大势趋向和平。
Such a tendency is not to be encouraged.
此风不可长。
The Dutch have a tendency to do things differently.
荷兰人有一种做事特立独行的倾向。
We have a tendency to think that everything is about us.
我们有一种倾向，认为任何事都要围着我们转。
We should encourage and support such a positive tendency.
我们应该鼓励和支持这一积极趋势。
History tells us that mankind has a tendency to repeat past mistakes.
历史告诉我们人类有重蹈覆辙的趋势。
Is the tendency to perform best at a certain time of day immutable?
哈佛商业评论：一个人每天处在巅峰状态的时间是不变的吗？
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