incline

1. N-COUNT An incline is land that slopes at an angle. 斜坡[正式]

He came to a halt at the edge of a steep incline. 他停步在一個陡坡的邊上。

2. V-T If you incline your head, you bend your neck so that your head is leaning forward. 點 (頭)[書面]

Jack inclined his head very slightly. 杰克微微點了點頭。

3. V-T If you incline to think or act in a particular way, or if something inclines you to it, you are likely to think or act in that way. 使傾向于; 使有意于[正式]

...the factors that incline us toward particular beliefs. …使我們傾向于特定信念的種種因素。

Those who fail incline to blame the world for their failure. 那些失敗者往往會將其失敗歸咎于社會。