New words：

incline [ˈɪnˌklaɪn]
v. 倾向于；有意于；赞同（最常用）
v. 倾斜；偏向
n. 斜坡；斜面

详细词源拆解：

前缀 in-：表示 toward 朝向、向里
词根 clin：源自拉丁语 clinare = bend 弯曲、倾斜

组合逻辑：

→ in- (朝向) + clin (倾斜)
→ 向某方向倾斜 → 倾向于；有… 的趋势
→ 物理上：倾斜；斜坡

必记高频搭配

incline to do sth 倾向于做某事

Many students incline to choose sports after class.

incline towards sth 偏向；赞同

Many young people incline towards online learning nowadays.

be inclined to do sth 往往会；易于做某事

People are inclined to forget small mistakes in daily life.

a steep incline 陡峭的斜坡

The boy walked slowly up the steep incline.

关键使用提醒：

1.考试最常考：be inclined to do sth = tend to do sth

2.名词 “斜坡” 在初中阅读偶尔出现，写作一般用 slope 更常见

3.不要和 decline 混淆：
incline = 倾向、偏向
decline = 下降、婉拒

steep [stip] n. 陡坡

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