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小词详解 | gravitate
gravitate 英 [ˈɡrævɪteɪt] 美 [ˈɡrævɪteɪt]
Their book argues that even baby-rich sub-Saharan Africa will gravitate towards the one- or two-child norm faster than the sedate expectations of UN demographers.
他们在书中指出,即使是新生儿很多的撒哈拉以南非洲地区,也会比联合国人口学家四平八稳的预期更快速地迈向只生育一两个孩子的标准状态。
——《经济学人》People want to hear about policy, but we gravitate toward simple solutions, preferably with slogans.
人们想听到政策,但我们往往会被简单——最好还配有标语——的解决方案吸引。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 向某处、某人或某物移动或被其吸引
Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.
责任趋向于有能力担当的人。
tend: be liable to possess or display (a particular characteristic) incline: feel favourably disposed toward someone or something lean: be in or move into a sloping position