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gravitate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++grav·i·tate /ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]  formalATTRACT to be attracted to something and therefore move towards it or become involved with it 被吸引到gravitate to/towards Most visitors to London gravitate to Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. 多数到了伦敦的游客会被吸引到皮卡迪利广场和莱斯特广场。→ See Verb table
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gravitateThey're gravitating to a large noisy mechanical crudely-lit fairground.As a kid, she was a superior all-around athlete, eventually gravitating to golf at age 14.Funnily enough, whenever he does this all the really interesting people in the room seem to gravitate to his chair.I feel stock returns will eventually gravitate to their historic norms of 10. 5 percent annually since 1925.There was always plenty to drink, and eventually the two would gravitate toward each other and dance very close.In the long run the economy will tend to gravitate towards a position of Walrasian equilibrium.gravitate to/towardsThey're gravitating to a large noisy mechanical crudely-lit fairground.In the long run the economy will tend to gravitate towards a position of Walrasian equilibrium.The people I gravitate to are dreamers.As a kid, she was a superior all-around athlete, eventually gravitating to golf at age 14.Funnily enough, whenever he does this all the really interesting people in the room seem to gravitate to his chair.Each pair in fact began to gravitate to opposite poles within the horizon which Dialectical Theology had opened up.I feel stock returns will eventually gravitate to their historic norms of 10. 5 percent annually since 1925.
grav·i·tate verbChineseSyllable
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gravitate
gravitate /ˈɡrævəteɪt, ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
formal to be attracted to something and therefore move towards it or become involved with it
    gravitate to/towards
    Most visitors to London gravitate to Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square.


gravi·tateBrE /ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they gravitate BrE /ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it gravitates BrE /ˈɡrævɪteɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡrævɪteɪts/ 🔊past simple gravitated BrE /ˈɡrævɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡrævɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle gravitated BrE /ˈɡrævɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡrævɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form gravitating BrE /ˈɡrævɪteɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡrævɪteɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) ˈgravitate to/toward(s) sb/sthto move towards sb/sth that you are attracted to 被吸引到;受吸引而转向Many young people gravitate to the cities in search of work. 许多年轻人被吸引到城里找工作。🔊🔊