incline

傾く、しがちである

ある考えや行動に向かう傾向がある、または人をそうさせる。

やさしい英語で： To tend to think or act in a certain way, or make someone more likely to do so.

• I incline to agree with you.
• She was inclined to trust his judgment.
• The latest figures incline us to expect further growth.

使い方： incline to do something (I incline to agree with her assessment.); incline towards something (His political views incline towards caution.); incline someone to do something (The evidence inclines me to believe her.)

類義語： tend, lean

よく使う表現： incline to agree, incline towards something, incline someone to

傾ける

頭や体、物などを動かして斜めにする。

やさしい英語で： To move your head, body, or another object so that it leans at an angle.

• She inclined her head politely.
• Incline the board slightly to let the water run off.
• He inclined his body towards her to hear better.

使い方： incline something towards someone/something (She inclined her head towards the speaker.)

類義語： tilt, bend

よく使う表現： incline your head, incline something forward, incline something towards

傾斜する、傾く

水平や垂直ではなく、斜めに上がったり下がったり傾いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To rise, fall, or lean at an angle instead of being flat or straight.

• The road inclines gently upward.
• The old walls had begun to incline.
• Beyond the gate, the ground inclined sharply towards the stream.

使い方： incline towards something (The ground inclines towards the river.)

類義語： slope, slant, lean

よく使う表現： incline upward, incline gently, incline towards something

坂、斜面

斜めに上がったり下がったりしている地面や表面。

やさしい英語で： A surface or piece of ground that rises or falls at an angle.

• The path has a steep incline.
• We cycled up several long inclines.
• The truck struggled on the final incline before the village.

類義語： slope, gradient

よく使う表現： steep incline, gentle incline, up an incline

地下鉄トンネルの入口

地下鉄の線路が地上からトンネルへ下っていく入口。

やさしい英語で： A sloping entrance where subway tracks pass from the surface into a tunnel.

• The tram entered the incline.
• Workers repaired the tracks at the subway incline.
• The old incline connected the street tracks with the underground tunnel.

類義語： tunnel portal

よく使う表現： subway incline, tunnel incline, incline entrance